What does it mean when Congress “imposes stricter pleading requirements?”
Generally speaking, it is easy to commence a litigation in the United States because pleading requirements are not strict. That is, a…
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What are the differences between a Bivens Action and a 42 USC 1983 civil rights lawsuit?
42 USC ยง 1983 is a statute, a law enacted by Congress. The law allows a person whose Constitutional rights were…
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Isn’t it troublesome for each state in the US to have different laws and courts?
I received a number of comments that it seems inefficient for different states to have different laws and legal systems. Here are…
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What happens if someone commits a crime in one state and runs to another?
Extradition is where one state transfers a defendant to another state to face trial. The United States Constitution (Article IV Section 2) requires states…
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Is there a difference between “litigator” and “lawyer”?
What is the difference between a lawyer and a litigator? A litigator is a type of lawyer. All litigators are lawyers, but not all lawyers are litigators.