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Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

After successfully completing law school, a law school graduate is required to pass a state bar examination before he or she will be admitted to the practice of law in the state. Most states require lawyers to continue their legal education...

Factors to Consider Before Filing a Civil Lawsuit

The American legal system is an adversarial one, meaning that the attorneys for parties with a dispute are advocates for their clients' positions. The advocates use the facts of the case and the law to present their parties' claims in the most...

Scientific Evidence

Scientific evidence is demonstrative evidence or evidence that is introduced to prove a fact by some mode other than oral testimony. Scientific evidence is obtained by using the scientific method, a process of scientifically investigating...

Bias in the Courts

Various task forces, commissions, and committees have studied racial and ethnic bias in the courts. The issue is important because any perception of bias would undermine public trust in the judicial system. Individuals who perceive...

Joinder of Parties in Civil Lawsuits

A civil lawsuit is a legal action brought in a court by a person who is called the plaintiff. Generally, a lawsuit has one plaintiff who asserts one or more claims against one defendant. However, there are situations in which additional parties...