Judge Jones is reviewing a cyberbullying case in her courtroom. When Judge Jones rules, in her pronouncement of the case, she discusses the law along with the importance of social conditions behind her ruling. She also is parting from past precedents in order to follow societal values in regards to cyberbullying. Judge Jones is using which school of jurisprudence?
A) The historical school of law
B) Legal positivism
C) Natural law
D) Legal realism
E) Stare decisis

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Judge Jones is using the legal realism school of jurisprudence, which emphasizes the context of the law, including social conditions and the effects of laws, and allows for the adaptation of law to meet societal needs, rather than strictly following past precedents.

Judge Jones Is Reviewing a Cyberbullying Case in Her Courtroom