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scintilla juris

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A quick definition of scintilla juris:

Scintilla juris is a fancy Latin term that means "a spark of right." It used to refer to a small piece of law or right that was left behind to allow for future legal actions. This was important in the law of uses, where it allowed for contingent uses to be executed. However, this concept was abolished in 1860.

A more thorough explanation:

Scintilla Juris

Scintilla Juris is a legal term that means "a spark of right." It refers to a small piece of law or right that is still valid even if the larger part is not.

For example, if a person sells a piece of land but forgets to transfer the mineral rights, the buyer may still have a scintilla juris to those rights. This means that even though the seller did not explicitly transfer the mineral rights, the buyer may still have a claim to them.

Another example is in the law of uses. If a person transfers land to someone else but wants to retain the right to use it for a specific purpose, they may still have a scintilla juris to that right. This means that even though they no longer own the land, they still have a small piece of the right to use it for their specific purpose.

These examples illustrate how a scintilla juris can be a small but important piece of law or right that is still valid even if the larger part is not.

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U kno even tho their circuit numbers don't compare to other schools, those #s are better than expected tbh
40-50 fed clerks is pretty cool
texaslawhopefully
20:29
That’s fair. Chicago though: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/clerkships
That's sweet. Again tho, unclear with Fedsoc tho. But u sounded like ur willing to go Fedsoc so ur set
lilypadfrog
20:31
yeah Tex is a fedsoc guy iirc
lilypadfrog
20:31
Is it really like no clerkship benefit at Chicago if you’re not conservative?
lilypadfrog
20:31
that seems crazy #tome
texaslawhopefully
20:32
No, at least from the two people I know there that’s false. I think it’s just something like Chicago for conservatives is on par with S whereas for liberals it’s below HYS but above CCNP
texaslawhopefully
20:32
I mean I think even the student body there only like 15 percent is part of fedsoc
It's more just not a good # for people who aren't willing to clerk conservative. I'm sure they place liberal clerks at an above average rate for a t-6 though. Maybe higher (not entirely sure)
texaslawhopefully
20:34
Page 14 has ideological splits by school: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/msen/files/law-prof-ideology.pdf
texaslawhopefully
20:35
Chicago/UVA are more to the right but not by an exceedingly large difference
lilypadfrog
20:36
I feel like UVA doesn’t have that reputation the way Chicago does. That’s interesting. Thanks tex
yeah I've heard about uva being conservative
siroracle
20:48
Yeah it’s only 75 percent lib that’s pretty terrifying
Dkk
20:53
lmfao
20:59
@siroracle: funny cause true
@siroracle: don't you have a bridge to be under?
shouldn't you be collecting tolls
21:00
trolololol
atwatodbit
21:04
anyone know much about mich clerking
atwatodbit
21:05
ive tried to learn more about it but its hard to cut through stuff. numbers wise they look good?
21:06
this website is a good research tool for outcomes: https://app.lawhub.org/schools
atwatodbit
21:06
@llama: thanks!
21:06
yah
Dkk
21:10
Anyone else read the Antioch shooters manifesto today. Pretty crazy stuff.
21:14
sad
YRDSL
21:31
@texaslawhopefully: it's pretty funny how even in law journal articles people can't stop confusing Penn with Penn State
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