After Bania gives Jerry a brand new Armani suit, he tells Jerry that he can pay him back by taking him out to dinner sometime. Is Jerry actually under any legal obligation to take Bania out dinner? When Jerry took the Armani suit, did he create a legally binding contract that obligated him to take … Continue reading “The Soup” – Gifts

In order to prove that The Mechanic got George's "dangling" Twix as a freebie, George creates a Candy Lineup - hoping to show that The Mechanic did in fact eat George's Twix and not a 5th Avenue Bar. Did George's Candy Lineup satisfy the Constitutional requirements for a permissible lineup, or would a court deem … Continue reading “The Dealership” – Police Line-Ups

After Jerry finds out that The Drake's wedding is off, and Jerry really can go to the Super Bowl, he calls up Tim Whatley to see if he can get the tickets back that he had given to the dentist as a gift. Does Jerry have any legal entitlement to the tickets once he's given … Continue reading “The Label Maker’ – DeGifting

In the flashback scene at the end of "The Betrayal," which shows when Kramer and Jerry first met, Jerry invites Kramer to share in some pizza by saying to Kramer "we're neighbors. What's mine is yours." By telling Kramer this, did Jerry create a legally binding easement for Kramer to enter Jerry's apartment whenever he … Continue reading “The Betrayal” – Easement

While waiting in line at the bakery to pick up a chocolate bobka for a dinner party, Jerry pontificates about how "if people would only look to the cookie all our [race] problems would be solved." Is he correct though? Is the black and white cookie truly a representation of how Constitutional law should treat … Continue reading “The Dinner Party” – Segregation

After the strike ends and Kramer goes back to work at H & H Bagels, he wants to take off of work on December 23 to celebrate the holiday of Festivus. But when Harry the manager denies Kramer's request he goes back on strike in protest. Is Kramer legally entitled to take off for Festivus? … Continue reading “The Strike” – Festivus

(Thanks to longtime reader of the blog Samuel Weiss for making a joke about #GivingTuesday that became the idea for this post.) In order to avoid giving holiday gifts to his coworkers, George sends letters to his colleagues claiming that "a donation has been made in your name to the Human Fund," a fake charity he … Continue reading “The Strike” – Non-Profit/Charity Law

After George tells Kramer that the carpet cleaners he hired will clean his entire apartment for only $25, Kramer tells him that the cleaning company, The Sunshine Carpet Cleaners, are a crazy religious cult that use their cleaning services as a front to get into people's apartment and brainwash them. Legally speaking, is The Sunshine … Continue reading “The Checks” – What is a Religion?

At the Bris of a newborn boy, Kramer tries to dissuade Stan and Myra from ritually circumcising their little guy according to the Jewish tradition. If Kramer really wanted to it, could he petition a court to stop the mohel from performing the circumcision? Could ritual circumcision be made illegal? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDABzGe94GU Non-therapeutic circumcision of male … Continue reading “The Bris” – Circumcision

(Special thanks to dear friend of the blog Rina Schiller, for her research that was utilized in the writing of this post. She can be followed on Twitter @RinaS and on Instagram @engiqueer.) After Kramer auditions for the role of "Kramer" in the pilot episode of Jerry, he is overcome with intestinal affliction and goes off … Continue reading “The Pilot” – Bathroom Law