From credit card agreements to offers of employment, leases, and business agreements, contracts are a common part of the modern world. While you do not need to be an attorney to use or even create a ...

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This glossary is adapted from a much more detailed listing found at uscourts.gov, the website of the United States Courts. It's brought to you by the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast. Acquittal: A jury ...

1L/2L/3L: First-year law student, second-year law student, and third-year law student. Black Letter Law: Generally accepted legal principles and rules of law. Case Brief: The summary of a case, ...

Have you ever felt frustrated by “legalese,” the use of highly technical, complex, archaic, and sometimes redundant terms in legal documents such as statutes, contracts, policies, and codes of ethics?

Q: I was in court recently and heard the judge say a bunch of Latin legal terms. What do they usually mean? A: Perhaps intellectual elitism motivates my brother and sister counsel to use such language ...

OpenAI’s most recent update to its usage policies for ChatGPT provides a window into the company’s efforts to insulate itself ...

Domestic violence affects adults, children, families, and communities in dramatic and indelible ways. It will have a detrimental impact on people's health, mental health, safety, and legal rights, ...

On November 20, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a Notice of ...