One who absconds from creditors to avoid payment of debts. A debtor who has intentionally concealed himself or herself from creditors, or withdrawn from the reach of their suits, with intent to frustrate their just demands. Such act was formerly an act of bankruptcy.
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A condensed history, taken from public records or documents, of the ownership of a piece of land.
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The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees U.S. citizens freedom from "unreasonable searches and seizures." In Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 88 S. Ct. 507, 19 L. Ed. 2d 576 (1967), the Supreme Court established the principle that a warrant issued by a "neutral and detached magistrate" must be obtained before a government authority may breach the individual privacy secured by the Fourth Amendment. The Katz decision held that "searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment—subject only to a few specifically established and well-delineated exceptions." Over the years, the Court has recognized a number of exceptions to this rule that allow the police in certain situations to legally conduct a search without a warrant. One of these exceptions is for automobile searches.
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The methods, procedures, and practices used in civil cases.
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The body of state and federal constitutional provisions; local, state, and federal statutes; court opinions; and government regulations that provide the legal framework for educational institutions.
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The constitutional guarantee that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness.
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a branch of the Library of Congress that provides objective, nonpartisan research, analysis, and information to assist Congress in its legislative, oversight, and representative functions. U.S. senators and representatives, and their staffs consult the CRS for timely and accurate information regarding major issues and policies. The CRS researches and advises on questions and concerns related to many subject areas. Its seven research divisions cover the fields of U.S. law, economics, education and public welfare, environment and natural resources, foreign affairs and national defense, government, and science.
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The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:
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Footnote 4 is a footnote to United States v. Carolene Products Co., 304 U.S. 144, 58 S. Ct. 778, 82 L. Ed. 1234 (1938), in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Filled Milk Act, 42 Stat. 1486, which Congress passed in 1923 to regulate certain dairy products. Written by Justice Harlan F. Stone, footnote 4 symbolizes the end of one era of constitutional jurisprudence and the dawning of another.
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin founded the Russian Communist party and led the 1917 Russian Revolution, which placed the Bolshevik party in charge of the government. The establishment of the Soviet Union can be traced to Lenin's study of revolution and the ruthless imposition of a one-party state based on Lenin's interpretation of Marxism. The Russian Revolution also profoundly affected U.S. society and politics.
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A belief or policy of opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes.
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Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a cause of action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit.
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A process by which proof of ownership of real property is filed in the appropriate county office or court to allow purchasers, creditors, and other interested parties to determine the status of the property interests therein.
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Whitewater is the name given to the scandal involving President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, members of the Clinton administration, and private individuals and public officials in Arkansas. Though the alleged wrongdoing took place before Clinton was elected president in 1992, investigations by an independent counsel continued into Clinton's second term of office. As with President Richard M. Nixon's Watergate scandal, the focus of the independent counsel's investigation shifted from the underlying event to the question of whether the president and members of his administration participated in a cover up. The role of Hillary Clinton in all of these events also became a target of investigators. As in Watergate, the Whitewater scandal quickly became politicized. Democrats accused Republicans in Congress as well as the Republican independent counsel of conducting a political witch hunt.
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WESTLAW® is an interactive computer-assisted legal research service that is provided to subscribers by West Group, a subsidiary of Thomson Legal Publishing. WESTLAW provides access to a vast amount of legal information at both the state and federal levels, including the full text of legislation, administrative materials, executive decrees, and judicial decisions, as well as summaries of jury verdicts and settlements. WESTLAW also offers access to an array of nonlegal materials, including daily newspapers from each of the fifty states, telephone and address directories, death records, credit bureau listings, secretary of state filings, stock prices, annual reports of public companies, profit and loss statements of private companies, and personal asset holdings.
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