Narrative Web

The Law

Legal and Judicial Authority (Personhood, Rights, and Institutional Recognition)

Description

A diffuse institutional legal framework comprising statutes, courts, precedents, and recognized procedures that confers, refuses, or shapes personhood and enforceable rights. Characters plan to invoke it as a strategic 'legal fiction' to secure recognition of non‑flesh entities. It functions through counsel, filings, and adjudication, intersecting with private law firms, governmental polity, and military institutions to convert moral and philosophical claims into formal, enforceable status.

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

18 events
S2E1
The Great Silence After the First Breath

In the bleached maternity alcove of Sickbay, Dr. Pulaski methodically passes her tricorder over the newborn Ian Andrew. The device shudders—the readings spike far beyond …

S2E9
Legal Limits and a Hollow Option

Picard bursts into JAG pleading for an immediate legal blockade to prevent Commander Maddox from taking Data for a dangerous disassembly. Phillipa calmly delineates the …

S2E9
En Garde: The Oath That Turns Friends Into Adversaries

On the Enterprise fencing strip a routine spar fractures into a declaration of war. Riker arrives and—cold, constrained by duty—admits he has been forced to …

S3E22
The Weight of the Chair: Grief as Discipline, Resistance as Identity

This event unfolds across three interwoven narrative threads, each exposing the psychological and emotional fractures left by Data’s disappearance. The corridor exchange between Deanna Troi …

S3E25
The First Steps: A Body Reborn, A Mystery Deepens

In a moment of quiet triumph and creeping unease, John Doe—once a near-catatonic crash survivor—takes his first tentative steps toward recovery under Dr. Beverly Crusher’s …

S12E12
Ronson’s Breaking Point: The Weaponized Truth and the Cost of Complicity

In the claustrophobic tension of a Kaled detention room, Ronson—a scientist whose moral unease has festered into desperation—reveals the horrifying truth about Davros’ repurposing of …

S12E13
A Pyrrhic Victory and a Desperate Rescue Mission

In the tense aftermath of the Doctor’s impassioned plea to the Kaled Council, the scene unfolds as a masterclass in narrative tension—where political compromise and …

S1E6
C.J. Gets Schooled on Sampling

Alone in the briefing room, Sam patiently gives C.J. a concise, practical lesson on why a simple head count fails the census—homeless populations, language barriers, …

S1E10
Drawing the Line: Principle vs. Pragmatism

On Christmas Eve in Leo's office a sharp moral argument about hate‑crimes explodes into a larger test of the staff's ethics. C.J. insists the law …

S1E19
Don't Ask, Don't Tell — Negotiations Collapse

A short, explosive confrontation in the Roosevelt Room collapses the staff's tentative effort to discuss repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' Sam's righteous fury — equal …

S1E21
Late-Night Call — Sam Reaches, Laurie Lowers Guard

Sam breaks his solitude with a late-night call to Laurie, finding her alone in the law library the night before graduation. Laurie exposes a rare, …

S2E4
Ainsley Refuses, Demonstrates Her Worth

Ainsley Hayes breaks from Margaret to intercept C.J. in the hallway and, to C.J.'s surprise, turns down the White House job. Rather than leave empty-handed, …

S3E2
C.J. Cleared into the Bartlet Farm Sanctum

Amid re-election pressures and heightened security, C.J. drives up to the guard station at the Bartlet family farm, a private enclave shielded from political chaos. …

S3E2
Bartlet's Heartfelt Apology and 'Break's Over' Rally

After defending intellectual rigor in the speech, President Bartlet sends out the consultants, then delivers a profound apology to his staff for the MS cover-up's …

S3E8
C.J. Reels from Katie's Lawsuit Bombshell

In the midst of the White House press briefing, reporter Katie ambushes C.J. with news of a lawsuit against President Bartlet, stemming from a Rocky …

S3E8
Toby Alerts CJ to Veterans' Boycott Threat

In the hallway outside the briefing room, as CJ processes the shocking lawsuit query, Toby intercepts her with urgent news: a veterans' group is threatening …

S3E13
Wallace Urgently Alerts C.J. to Bill Price's Congo Disappearance

Immediately after concluding her press briefing on the UN speech delay, Leonard Wallace intercepts C.J. in the Press Room corridor, urgently reporting that reporter Bill …

S4E21
Orientation and Orders: Quincy Is Put On Notice

Newly arrived Associate White House Counsel Joe Quincy is introduced to his cramped basement office and the office culture (a wary, joking distaste for lawyers) …