Approach refers to moving toward the bench, a witness, or the jury box in court. An attorney may approach the bench in order to have a conversation with the judge and opposing counsel off the record and/or out of the jury's earshot. An...
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Emancipation of minors - laws
Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico Governing the Emancipation of Minors
This page links to the laws of the states dealing with the "emancipation" of minors, that is, the provisions dealing with when and on what conditions...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Overview
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination. The EEOC was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The employment section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, known...
equitable subordination
According to section 510(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, equitable subordination is a common law doctrine that protects unaffiliated creditors (i.e., outsiders, bona fide third party) by giving them rights to corporate assets superior to those of...
health care fraud
Health care fraud is a type of white-collar crime that involves the filing of dishonest health care claims in order to turn a profit. Fraudulent health care schemes come in many forms.
Practitioner schemes include: Individuals...I.N.S. v. Lopez-Mendoza
468 U.S. 1032 (1984)
The Supreme Court held that deportation hearings are civil proceedings, the defendant cannot suppress his or her identity even if subject to an unlawful arrest, and the exclusionary rule does not apply to deportation hearings. Read...
insanity and diminished capacity
Insanity and diminished capacity are two related, but distinct legal terms that are relevant in the field of Criminal Law. Both concepts can be used by individuals as defenses against a wide variety of charged crimes. However, the two...
insanity defense
Overview
The insanity defense refers to a defense that a defendant can plead in a criminal trial. In an insanity defense, the defendant admits the action but asserts a lack of culpability based on mental illness.
The...
Investor Protection Guide: Advance Fee Fraud
Advance fee frauds involve victims paying money in the hope of receiving something of greater value. This type of fraud takes on a myriad of forms, but they share some characteristics in common. Defrauders will often reach out to an investor...
Investor Protection Guide: Advice to Take Early Retirement
In this investment scheme, brokers may advise clients that they can retire early by cashing out their retirement accounts – such as a 401(k) or pension fund – and investing instead in a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA) with...