#law-study

If you start educating yourself about law, you will soon run into many who will claim that simply learning about law is dangerous. They are not wrong, though they too often fail to state clearly who such

Maxim of Law: Qui tacet consentire videtur He who is silent, when he ought to have spoken and was able to do so, is taken to agree. Objections are fundamental to the process of law. If you... don't know

To file a civil lawsuit you need to file a Complaint in a court that can hear it and serve the issued summons upon each party you are bringing suit against. This is part of my Legal Self Defense series,

Not all courts can hear all cases. Make sure you file your lawsuit in the right court. This is part of my Legal Self Defense series, designed to provide those who went to public school with a short, concise,

You can file a complaint about anything, but that doesn't mean you have a valid lawsuit. To have a valid civil lawsuit you need to make sure that you have the right to actually sue the defending party.

A simple overview of how a lawsuit works... which is not what you normally see on TV. If you ever become a party to a lawsuit, you should know how one works. Doing otherwise is like playing poker when

Legal Self Defense - Recommended reading on the common law To really understand our laws, one needs to become familiar with the common law and realize that the law is supposed to be based on the philosophy

The meanings of words in law are not the same as those we use every day. If you read the text of a legal document, you must use legal definitions for each word in the document if available. Additionally,

see introduction Did you know that you cannot read the law to find out what the law means? It might sound crazy, but it's true. The law is not the law? Ask 20 lawyers to tell you what a law means (don't

see introduction Purpose of Law The purpose of law is to avoid unnecessary bloodshed and violence. Before we had a system of law, serious disputes were often resolved by one or more of the following: Trial

In the United States neither laws nor rights are taught in public schools. Why is this a problem? Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking the law Public schools do not teach law Governments will