LA BAR Study Guide 2026
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✍️ Sample LA BAR Questions & Answers
1. Under Louisiana law, acquisitive prescription of an immovable without just title or good faith requires possession for:
La. C.C. art. 3486 provides that an immovable may be acquired by prescription of 30 years without just title or good faith.
2. Under the abstention doctrine of Younger v. Harris, a federal court must abstain from interfering with a pending state criminal proceeding when:
Younger abstention is required when there is (1) an ongoing state criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, (2) the state has an important interest in enforcing its laws, and (3) the federal plaintiff can adequately raise constitutional claims in state court.
3. A state prisoner files a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Under AEDPA, a federal court may grant relief only if the state court decision was:
Under AEDPA, federal habeas relief is available only if the state court's adjudication was contrary to, or an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law as determined by the U.S. Supreme Court, or was based on an unreasonable determination of the facts.
4. What is a prenuptial agreement?
A prenuptial agreement is a contract between prospective spouses that sets forth terms for property division, spousal support, and other financial matters in the event of divorce or death.
5. In Louisiana, what standard applies when determining if a defendant breached their duty of care?
The reasonable person standard is an objective test measuring the defendant's conduct against what a hypothetical prudent person would do in the same situation.
6. What is joint and several liability?
Under joint and several liability, each defendant is independently responsible for the full amount of damages, allowing the plaintiff to collect the entire judgment from any one defendant.
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