Most court cases are resolved through monetary relief, when a judge orders one party to pay a sum...
Procedure
Procedures: Exhaustion
When a lawsuit is filed, courts must first resolve preliminary legal issues before they ever...
Procedures: Filing
Every case in the United States begins with a court filing. Before doing so, the party bringing...
How To: Find an Attorney
By: NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley As a lawyer at the National Agricultural Law...
Procedures: Precedent and the U.S. Court System
The legal system within the United States is made up of federal and state courts that resolve...
Procedures: Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction
In order to hear cases, a court must have jurisdiction over both the parties to the lawsuit and...
Procedures: Motions
During litigation, it is common for parties to make formal requests by filing documents with the...
Procedures: The Routes that a Dispute Can Take
When someone has a civil dispute against another person or entity, the path the dispute resolution...
Procedures: Federal Preemption
The Constitution of the United States is made up of hundreds of clauses. Article VI is known as...
Procedures: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Most people have seen the Schoolhouse Rock! musical “I’m Just a Bill” which does a great, and...