Adverse Possession: What is It?
Jun 05, 2010
You chop down trees in your neighbor's yard. You fence in the area. For 20 years you walk your dog there. The neighbor watches and does nothing. After 20 years, you own the land, true or false?
Ma...
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How To Resolve Disputes Out Of Court
Jun 05, 2010
Alternative Dispute Resolution presents an efficient and relatively inexpensive way to resolve many civil disputes. I often recommend that clients consider ADR. There are three basic types of ADR, wi...
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What is Zoning and Why Must I Comply?
Jun 05, 2010
When Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern, it did more than spark a 36 hour fire, torching a third of Chicago, causing 300 deaths, destroying 17,450 buildings and leaving at least 90,000 homeless. ...
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Can Being on Medication Be Used As a Criminal Defense?
Jun 05, 2010
A South Carolina teenager who shot his grandparents to death when he was 12 will serve two 30-year sentences, one for each murder conviction, despite a defense based on his taking the antidepressant me...
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Pointers For Legal Writing In Our New Century - Forget The Old Obfuscational Style
Jun 05, 2010
Remember the president who said "it depends on what the meaning of the word is is?".
Then there was the presidential candidate who said he "saw" his father in a civil rights march with Martin Luther Ki...
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How Can The Cost Of Postage Stamps Go Up Every Year?
Jun 05, 2010
Birds are chirping, buds are blooming and postal rates are going up. They're all signs of spring! Get used to it..
The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act was signed into law on December 20, 20...
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How Can There Not Be A 'Truth In Politics' Law?
Jun 05, 2010
There are 'truth in lending' laws and 'truth in advertising' laws. But, 'truth in politics' laws? .
In a case with national implications, the Supreme Court in the State of Washington struck down that...
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Federal Taxes Are Voluntary Aren't They?
Jun 05, 2010
Crazy notions float around on federal income taxes. .
You've heard them, or seen them, if you read those nutty internet chain e-mails. The ones about how federal income taxes are voluntary. No law, ...
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Separation of Church And State Is Absolute, Isn't It?
Jun 05, 2010
Separation of church and state is often thought of as absolute. Like a wall. It is not. Volumes have been written. But, news headlines never fail to raise the issue, so Ill do my best.
The words separa...
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10 Basic Everyday Legal Concepts Applicable to Everything
Jun 05, 2010
Never sign anything before reading it. What more explanation is needed?
Never sign anything without getting a copy. Some of the most frustrating questions I get are from people who explain that they s...
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