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How the Jury System Should be Reformed

How the Jury System Should be Reformed by: Terry Mitchell Our current jury system is ailing. It is beginning to fail us. O.J. Simpson being found not guilty is just one example of that problem. People with loads of evidence against them are foun...

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Roe v. Wade

Roe v. Wade by: 4LawSchool.com Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), is one of Supreme Court's most popular and controversial rulings. This article provides a summary of this decision. Facts: The great state of Texas had a law which made it ill...

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Collective Enfranchisement - A Brief Introduction

Collective enfranchisement - what is it? If you live in a flat and pay a mortgage on that property, unless you have been specifically been told otherwise, you are more than likely to be a leaseholder. Leaseholding is a peculiarity of United Kingdom h...

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Class-Action Lawsuits – Can They Help You?

Class-action lawsuits are a type of legal action that allows a large group of people who have been harmed or wronged by a company or organization to collectively seek justice and compensation. This kind of lawsuit is an efficient and effective way fo...

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How to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer

How to Choose the Right Divorce Lawyer by: Carla Ballatan Are you unhappy with your relationship? Are you thinking about divorce? Well then, choosing the right lawyer can be one of the most important decisions you make when considering a divorce...

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DBAs, TMs & .coms

"... I'd like to register my business name with the proper townauthorities as a sole proprietorship. To protect myself and mybusiness name from being copied and altered, do I have toregister any and all variations of the name? And is this donese...

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What Happens When Defendants Put Fault For The Accident On The Victim

Accidents take place. That is also true for accidents involving motor vehicles and pedestrians. Lawyers skilled in dealing with pedestrian injury cases are knowledgeable about not only the technical factors of the accident, the insurance problems, an...

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Is it Possible To Have a Credit Agreement Declared Void

In the real world, is it possible to have a credit agreement declared void and not to have to pay back any of the money loaned. There are plenty of advertisements from Claims Management Companies promising that (for a fee) this is possible. Sign up h...

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Useful Tips to Choose a Good DUI Attorney

Driving under the influence or DUI is a serious offence in a number of US cities like Kent (WA) and Des Moines (WA). Getting caught by the police in a DUI charge can have severe consequences however; most people are able to avoid serious penalties by...

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Understanding the Damages of Age Discrimination

Age discrimination in the workplace is strictly prohibited by the government. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a law that protects employees who are 40 years old or older from discrimination. There are many ways and means that giv...

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