A pooled trust can refer to any type of trust that is combined with other assets and managed by the same entity. While potentially referring to investment strategies, pooled trust typically refers to trusts used to benefit those with low...
individual rights
privacy
Overview:
There is a long and evolving history regarding the right to privacy in the United States. In the context of American jurisprudence, the Supreme Court first recognized the “right to privacy” in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965). Before...
professional guardian
Professional guardians are typically trained and licensed professionals who are paid to take care of incapacitated person, also known as the ward. Many professional guardians have backgrounds as lawyers, doctors, or social workers. They are...
protest
As a verb, to protest means to publicly express dissatisfaction or objection towards an action, or to assert something firmly and emphatically, especially in response to doubt or accusation.
As a noun, a protest is a public...
publicity
The right to publicity is guaranteed in the United States to protect an individual’s identity. Specifically, the right to publicity concerns the exclusive right to license one’s own identity for commercial purposes, preventing other...
qualified domestic relations order (QDRO)
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ("ERISA") a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) is a domestic relations order, i.e., a judgment, order, or decree for alimony, support, or marital property rights, which must transfer...
qualified individual with a disability
A qualified individual with a disability is a term of art used by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A qualified individual with a disability is a person with a disability who meets the necessary skills, experience, education, and...
reverse discrimination
When a member of a non-minority group claims that someone (such as an employer) has discriminated against the person because of their status as a non-minority.
right
1. A power or privilege held by the general public as the result of a constitution, statute, regulation, judicial precedent, or other type of law.
2. A legally enforceable claim held by someone as the result of specific events or transactions...
right of disposition
Right of disposition, in mortuary law, is the right of family or friends to make decisions on the funeral, burial, cremation, or other methods of final disposition of the deceased. The order of the right of disposition varies depending on the...