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There are 12 federal judicial circuits, and each circuit has a court of appeals that hears appeals from district courts within the circuit, from federal administrative agency decisions, and, for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, from patent decisions and decisions from the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims. [...]
Continue reading...If you are stuck with a car that is a lemon or if an electronics store won’t repair the big screen television that you bought from it, you may need to hire an attorney to help resolve the dispute. Legal advice is also helpful if you are buying or selling a home or starting a [...]
Continue reading...After successfully completing law school, a law school graduate is required to pass a state bar examination before he or she will be admitted to the practice of law in the state. Most states require lawyers to continue their legal education after admission to the state bar for as long as they actively practice law [...]
Continue reading...A criminal case begins when the prosecutor files criminal charges against a person, a person is arrested, or the grand jury returns an indictment against a person. Criminal offenses are either misdemeanors or felonies. A misdemeanor is a crime that is punishable by jail time of up to one year. A felony is a more [...]
Continue reading...In a study of domestic violence against women, the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, estimated that at least one million violent crimes were committed against former spouses or intimate partners each year. Women were the vast majority of these victims. Prior domestic violence and the abuser’s access to a firearm greatly [...]
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