An individual begins taking a new heart medication. On the day of the first dose, this person comes in contact with a sick coworker. The individual calls their doctor the next day to complain of flu-like symptoms as a side effect of the new medication. This is an example of

Jackie is very aware of situational demands. She acts wild at a dance party but stays quiet and calm at a very fancy restaurant. Jackie is

Luna Landowner conveyed her vacant parcel of land “to Neil and his heirs, but if the land is sold to a non-Christian person, Luna has a right to enter and retake the premises.” Five years later, Luna died, leaving her daughter, Dana, as her sole heir. The following year, Neil sold the land to an atheist. The atheist built a single-family home on the land. Fifteen years later, Dana brings suit to eject the atheist from the land. The period required to establish title by adverse possession in the jurisdiction is 10 years.The court ruled for the atheist. Why?

Landowner Luke included in his will a provision giving “all of my property, both real and personal, wherever situated, to my widow for life, and after her death to any of our children who may survive her.”What is the gift to the children?

Erica owned a four-unit apartment building and lived in one of the units. When one of her tenants vacated his apartment, Erica placed an advertisement in the local paper that read as follows: “Large two-bedroom apartment available for rent. White male preferred.” Erica’s preference was motivated by the fact that she liked to have a mix of tenants of both genders and from various racial and ethnic backgrounds in her building, and of the remaining rented units, one was rented to an African American man and the other to a Pacific Islander woman.Based upon these facts, which of the following statements is true?

Lucie entered into a written four-year lease with Trina for an apartment in Lucie’s apartment house. Trina’s lease, and all leases in the apartment house, prohibited the playing of musical instruments between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The lease required Trina to pay the rent on a monthly basis. Two years into the lease, Trina assigned the lease to Nancy with Lucie’s permission. Nancy then assigned the lease to her brother, Bruce, with Lucie’s permission. Bruce went into possession. A neighboring tenant in the same apartment house insisted upon playing a trumpet in a loud manner between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. Bruce complained to Lucie without success. Unable to sleep each night, Bruce abandoned his apartment after occupying it for two months.If Lucie sues Nancy for the rent due during the period after Bruce left, what would be Nancy’s best defense?

Beckett, who owned an apartment building, executed an instrument in the proper form of a deed, purporting to convey the apartment building “to my brother, Bob, for life, then to my nephew, Noel, in fee simple.” Bob, who is Noel’s father, promptly began to manage the building, which is valuable income-producing property. Bob collected all rents and paid all expenses, including real estate taxes. Noel did not object, and this state of affairs continued for five years. Then, Bob executed an instrument in the proper form of a deed, purporting to convey the apartment building to his associate, Al. Noel, no admirer of Al, asserted his right to ownership in the building. Al asserted his ownership and said that if Noel had any rights he was obligated to pay real estate taxes, even though Bob had been kind enough to pay them in the past. Income from the apartment building is ample to cover expenses, including real estate taxes. In an appropriate action to determine the rights of the parties, the court should decide:

A tenant, Mr. Jones, lives in an apartment with a recurring mold issue and a broken heater during winter.  The tenant’s lease says the landlord, Mrs. Murphy, shall be responsible for plumbing and air conditioning.  When the tenant’s pipes break, he gives Mrs. Murphy, the landlord, a 7-Day notice to cure and the Landlord tells the tenant to pay up or I’ll evict you.  With the broken pipes, the tenant can only use two of the three bedrooms. The tenant also has an issue with a few of his neighbors which are of a different sexual orientation and they keep making slurs against him.  The Tenant repeatedly reports the issues and alleged harassment to the landlord and asks for help and action.  The landlord says, “Hey I only own one apartment, that’s not my problem that you can’t get along with everyone else in the building, that’s on you, I didn’t say those things.”  The tenant is two days late with rent and the landlord files for eviction, even though no “Notice to Quit” or pay rent was given to the tenant in accordance with the Landlord/Tenant Statutes.  The tenant comes to you as their attorney and asks what recourse or recourses might they have against the Landlord?  What cause(s) of action might the tenant have?

Define the confirmation bias.  Then, using three clear examples, demonstrate how the confirmation bias caused the police to arrest and elicit false confessions from the Central Park 5. 

Part 6. Essay Questions