Legal Commentary

And now, the first prawfs-themed sudoku!

Here's the deal, this sudoku puzzle is quite hard ... unless you correctly answer the questions below about the law. Answers fill in blanks, helping you solve the sudoku. If you get all the answers, solving the rest of the puzzle should be no problem. Hey, you didn't go to law school because you were good at math!

This works just like a regular sudoku, except that instead of using the digits 1 through 9, as most sudokus do, in this puzzle we'll do it computer-programmer style and start with 0, going up through 8.

Instructions: Fill the blank spots in the grid so that each column, row, and bolded square contains one and only one of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Across:

          A    The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act was enacted in 19__.

          B    This rule allows the exclusion of relevant evidence on the basis of unfair prejudice.

          C    This is the most recent amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

          D    This section of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 allows recovery of short-swing profits by officers and directors.

          E    This rule allows motions on the basis of the pleadings.

          F    This title of the U.S. Code concerns patents.

          G    This title of the U.S. Code deals with the judiciary.

          H    The Voting Rights Act of 19__ prohibited the administration of literacy tests.

          I    This rule permits testimony by experts if scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact.

          J    This chapter of the Bankruptcy Code allows individuals to save their homes from foreclosure.

          K    This title of the U.S. Code sets forth crimes and criminal procedure.

          L    The Copyright  Act of 19__ forms the basic statutory framework for current copyright law.

Down:

          M    This rule defines relevant evidence.

          N    This rule permits summary judgment.

Single:

          O    This title of the U.S. Code concerns immigration, aliens, and nationality.

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