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SHOW TITLE: Eli Stone

EPISODE TITLE: Freedom 

PRODUCTION NUMBER: 1x02 

DISC NUMBER: 1

CHAPTER WHICH CONTAINS CLIP: 1

CLIP START TIME: 3:26

(Note: The pertinent part of the discussion begins at 3:51, but the exchange is quick so to give your students a chance to focus on the discussion, it may be better to begin the clip a little sooner, at 3:26.)

CLIP END TIME: 4:27

CLIP TOTAL RUN TIME: 1 minute, 1 second

Note: Times can vary depending on which player you're using to show clips. It's always a good idea to verify start and end times before class.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCENE: We begin in the midst of a firm meeting. A senior partner brings up a new case, and associates vie to take it on. One associate states he’s found a precedential case in the library, another dismisses it because it’s from the wrong circuit. Eli gets the case because of his recent break and big win.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Eli Stone was a high-powered attorney, until he started seeing visions of Georgia Michael singing in his living room. He is diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and begins to use his legal skills for good, not evil. He's just returned from a vacation after a big win.

LEGAL CONCEPT OR RESEARCH TECHNIQUE CLIP ILLUSTRATES: It’s a quick exchange, but students will see an associate lose out on a case assignment because he tries to rely a case that’s only persuasive authority. Dowd, another associate, is quick to point out it’s not mandatory authority. Neither attorney actually uses those words, however, so this clip can also be used to review the concept or as a vocab check. (Note: That attorney still doesn’t actually get the case either, though, since he is not Our Hero.)

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