LSAT 101 | Section 4 | Reading Comprehension: Q10

RC Question 10 Explanation

DISCUSSION: Lines 9-13 tell us the three main ways to get standing:

i. You’re the heir.
ii. You own the property.
iii. You have a clear interest in protecting the property.

In all of these cases, the grave is likely to be recent.

Lines 17-21 tell us when a tribe is not likely to get standing: the grave sites are ancient, and the tribe has moved. That makes it hard to show your connection to the grave.

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1. This is number i: the son is the heir to the estate.
2. This is number ii: the plaintiff owns the property.
3. This is close, but the tribe only moved recently. The tribe can probably prove that they lived on the land previously.
4. If the second cousin of the deceased is alive, then the grave is recent. An as a family member, the cousin likely has a clear interest in protecting the grave (number iii).
5. CORRECT. Lines 17-21 say that it’s hard for a tribe to prove that ancient objects belong to their tribe.
    
   This situation is even more difficult: the objects were taken from the grave sites of multiple ancient tribes.