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Constitutional Law | First Amendment | ESSAY
Hard
City A owns a downtown plaza connected to public sidewalks and regularly opens it for rallies, concerts, and festivals. After several noisy protests, the city adopted a speech ordinance. The ordinance prohibits "politica...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. I, Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association, Ward v. Rock Against Racism, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Forsyth County v. Nationalist Movement
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Torts | Privacy Torts | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
A bakery photographed a well-known actor walking past its store on a public sidewalk. Without asking permission, the bakery placed the photograph on billboards with the caption, "He starts every morning with our sourdoug...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Torts | Defamation | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...rivate citizen sues a newspaper for a false article about a matter of public concern and seeks actual damages for lost business. What fault showing is constitutionally required at minimum? This question tests fault and d...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.
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Constitutional Law | Fourth Amendment | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A teacher tells a public school assistant principal that she saw a student selling vape cartridges in a hallway. The assistant principal calls the student to the office, searches the student's backpack, and finds vape ca...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, New Jersey v. T.L.O., Safford Unified School District v. Redding
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Constitutional Law | Fourth Amendment | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...a theft use several methods to gather information: they listen from a public sidewalk, attach a tracker to a suspect's car while it is parked in the driveway, and obtain detailed long-term location records from a phone c...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. IV, Katz v. United States, United States v. Jones
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Constitutional Law | Fifth Amendment and Takings | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...nment condemns a permanent utility easement across a ranch to build a public transmission line. The ranch owner agrees that the project is public but disputes the amount owed. The owner wants payment for sentimental atta...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. V, United States v. Miller, Bauman v. Ross
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MPT | Persuasive Brief | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...minary injunction for a company whose former employee downloaded a nonpublic pricing spreadsheet and solicited customers for a new employer. Which point heading is strongest? The correct choice is the only heading that f...
Citations: NCBE MPT preparation materials
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Constitutional Law | First Amendment | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A city council allows residents to speak for two minutes during a public-comment period on agenda items. A resident signs up to criticize a proposed zoning change as corrupt. The council chair bars the comment because "a...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. I, Rosenberger v. Rector and Visitors of University of Virginia, Good News Club v. Milford Central School
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Torts | Privacy Torts | ESSAY
Hard
...y council candidate was hospitalized for two days after fainting at a public debate. A hospital clerk, without authorization, gave a reporter the candidate's chart showing a recent miscarriage and unrelated fertility tre...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Torts | Defamation | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
...ewspaper for falsely stating that the mayor took bribes in awarding a public contract. What fault standard must the mayor prove to recover for defamation? This question tests the actual-malice standard for public officia...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
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Constitutional Law | Due Process and Equal Protection | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A city ordinance requires that 25 percent of every public-construction contract be awarded to subcontractors owned by members of specified racial minority groups. A nonminority subcontractor who lost a bid challenges the...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Constitutional Law | First Amendment | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A city requires parade permits for marches on public streets during rush hour. The ordinance applies to all marches regardless of message, limits denial to traffic-safety grounds, requires a decision within five days, an...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. I, Ward v. Rock Against Racism, Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators' Association
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Contracts | Third-Party Rights | ESSAY
Hard
...tled a dispute with a neighborhood clinic by promising to help fund a public health wing. The city then contracted with a developer to build an apartment project. The development contract stated: "Developer shall pay Cli...
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Contracts 302, Restatement (Second) of Contracts 304, Restatement (Second) of Contracts 309, Restatement (Second) of Contracts 311, NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Contracts
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Civil Procedure | Joinder | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...ourt seeking a declaration that a riverfront parcel may be used for a public trail. A conservation trust claims a recorded easement over the parcel for habitat protection and moves to intervene early in the case. The cit...
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 24
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Torts | Privacy Torts | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...ient posted the patient's full name, diagnosis, and surgery date in a public online group with 40,000 members. The information was accurate, had not been made public by the patient, and had no connection to any news stor...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Torts | Privacy Torts | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A photographer stood on a public sidewalk and used a high-powered lens to photograph a resident through a small bathroom window while the resident was showering. The photographer kept the image on his phone and did not s...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Civil Procedure | Claim and Issue Preclusion | ESSAY
Hard
A public-interest group sought records from a federal agency under a disclosure statute and lost after the court ruled that the records were exempt. Nia, a journalist who sometimes volunteers with the group, did not fund...
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell
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Torts | Defenses | ESSAY
Hard
...l-use statute provides that a private landowner who opens land to the public for hiking without charge owes no duty to keep the land safe for recreational users, but the statute does not protect a landowner who charges f...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Constitutional Law | Due Process and Equal Protection | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A state requires every child to attend public school and allows private or home instruction only when a state board finds that public school would be "educationally unsuitable" for the particular child. A parent who want...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Meyer v. Nebraska, Pierce v. Society of Sisters, Troxel v. Granville
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Constitutional Law | Due Process and Equal Protection | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Hard
A state statute provides that only United States citizens may work as public-school teachers, police officers, tax auditors, or janitors in state office buildings. A lawful permanent resident denied a janitor position ch...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Graham v. Richardson, Sugarman v. Dougall, Foley v. Connelie, Mathews v. Diaz
Question
Supplemental - Not MEE July 2026 | Fiduciary Duties and Remedies | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
A trust was funded almost entirely with stock in one public company. The trust instrument did not direct retention of the stock. For four years, Trustee kept the entire position without reviewing the beneficiaries' needs...
Citations: Uniform Trust Code section 804, Uniform Prudent Investor Act principles
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Torts | Duty and Breach | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Easy
An experienced swimmer standing on a public dock saw a stranger struggling in calm water 20 feet away. The swimmer had not caused the stranger to enter the water, had no relationship with the stranger, and did not say or...
Citations: NCBE MBE Subject Matter Outline, Torts, Restatement (Second) of Torts
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Confessions and Miranda | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
An officer stopped a driver for speeding on a public road. The officer kept the driver's license, stood by the driver's window, and asked, "Have you had anything to drink tonight?" The driver answered, "Three beers." The...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. V, Miranda v. Arizona, Berkemer v. McCarty
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Identification and Lineups | MULTIPLE_CHOICE
Medium
...ery victim searched social media on her own and found the defendant's public profile. She later told police that the profile photo showed the robber. The defendant moves to suppress the identification as suggestive. Whic...
Citations: NCBE NextGen UBE Content Scope, Criminal Procedure, U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Perry v. New Hampshire