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101Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
102Waco Siege — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Waco Siege caption=The Mount Carmel Center in flames during the assault on April 19, 1993. result=Raid: Shootout resulting in the ATF retreat Assault: Buildings burned to the ground resulting in a mass number of …
103Continuance — In American procedural law, a continuance is the postponement of a hearing, trial, or other scheduled court proceeding at the request of either or both parties in the dispute, or by the judge sua sponte. In response to delays in bringing cases to …
104The Seal of Confession — The Law of the Seal of Confession † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …
105Montejo v. Louisiana — Supreme Court of the United States Argued January 13, 2009 Decided May 26, 2009 …
106Adversarial system — The adversarial system (or adversary system) of law is the system of law, generally adopted in common law countries, that relies on the skill of each advocate representing his or her party s positions and involves an impartial person, usually a… …
107Domestic partnership in California — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden …
108Pro se legal representation in the United States — Pro se legal representation refers to the instance of a person representing himself or herself without a lawyer in a court proceeding, whether as a defendant or a plaintiff and whether the matter is civil or criminal. Pro se is a Latin phrase… …
109Betts v. Brady — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Betts v. Brady ArgueDateA=April 13 ArgueDateB=14 ArgueYear=1942 DecideDate=June 1 DecideYear=1942 FullName=Vanover v. Black Citation=62 S. Ct. 1252; 86 L. Ed. 1595; 1942 U.S. LEXIS 489 USVol=316 USPage=455 Prior=None …
110Subpoena ad testificandum — A subpoena ad testificandum is a court summons to appear and give oral testimony for use at a hearing or trial. The subpoena developed as a creative writ, the writ subpoena , from the Court of Chancery. Writs of many kinds formed the essential… …
