Before everyone had a cell phone and the capacity to record video on the fly, a police beat down was, by sheer chance, caught on tape in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991. Public fury about racism and police brutality erupted when a portion of the video showing several LAPD officers Tasering, kicking,...
Civil litigation often involves a person filing a lawsuit against another due to the harm suffered by another’s wrongful acts. These wrongful acts referred to as torts provide injured or harmed individuals the basis for filing a lawsuit and claiming some form of damages. Thus, civil penalty...
An associate justice or judge is a member of a judicial body. This person in authority holds a lower rank than the chief justice. In the United States, an associate justice refers to members of the U.S. Supreme Court or supreme courts in certain states. It is usually the same with other countries....
Before a law enforcement officer can conduct certain acts in relation to a criminal case, the court must issue a legal document that authorizes such an act. One such act may involve the arrest of a person suspected of committing or having committed an offense. This document is referred to as an...
Before criminal court proceedings can begin, the accused party must be charged and arrested, in no particular order, before a judge. To begin prosecution, a criminal arrest is made to ensure the presence of the suspect or defendant during the court proceedings and for the party to have the ability...
Many types of orders or writs are issued by the court in the process of a litigation or court hearing. Such orders or writs do not necessarily intend to resolve the dispute brought before the court, but are means of settling minor issues that may be brought up in the process of resolving said...
When a court decision is reached, a legal document is published that contains all the details with regards to how the litigation occurred and how the court decision was reached. Before this, a concise summary is placed at the top of the document that contains all the necessary details and key points...
Nolo contendere is the Latin legal term for a no contest plea. It is one of the options given to a person who is accused in a court of law. When an individual is accused in a court of law of a crime, he or she has the right to respond to these charges. He or she may respond with a guilty plea, a...
General damages is a type of legal term which is used in situations where monetary retribution is sought for damages which cannot be priced in any conventional way
