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UNDERSTANDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
January 28, 2021 2:11:14 PMThe Freedom of Information Act allows the complete or selective dissemination of previously unreleased information and documentation controlled by the United States government and federal freedom of information law. The Act renders department information liable to transparency, establishes required disclosure policies, and specifies nine exemptions to the statute. The Act was designed to cause U.S….
Read MoreJURY NULLIFICATION: EFFECTIVENESS IN THE CURRENT LEGAL FRAMEWORK
January 26, 2021 1:33:36 PMThe Constitution provides a trial by jury to all suspects. The jury is composed of ordinary citizens from all backgrounds with no specific experience or qualifications to participate other than becoming a U.S. resident who is at least eighteen years of age, remaining in the judicial district for a set amount of time (typically one year), being…
Read MoreHOW TO SERVE LEGAL PAPERS IN CANADA
January 24, 2021 12:46:29 PMGiven the Hague Convention, Canada’s Process Service structure is comparable to that of the United States. The national government exercises power among various provinces and territories, whose legal systems operate parallel to federal legislation. Canadian provinces still do not have the same sovereign position as US states, although each jurisdiction follows its mechanism concerning the…
Read MoreHOW TO SERVE LEGAL PAPERS ON PATIENTS AT INSTITUTIONAL/TREATMENT FACILITIES
January 21, 2021 2:10:29 PMThe New York State Department of Mental Hygiene is a department of the New York state government. Its regulations are compiled in title 14 of the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations. The department itself comprises autonomous offices that work in tandem to improve individuals’ mental hygiene, which is specified to be the [A.] New…
Read MoreHOW TO SERVE LEGAL PAPERS ON THE NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE
January 19, 2021 1:37:53 PMHow to Serve Legal Papers on the New York Secretary of State “Serve the New York Secretary of State” means two fundamentally different things, and confusing them produces void process. Role A: you are using the Secretary of State as a statutory substitute-service agent to reach another entity — a corporation, LLC, limited partnership, or…
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING REGISTERED AGENTS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE
January 16, 2021 9:46:16 PMThe Registered Agent System in American Civil Procedure When an attorney files suit against a corporation, an LLC, or a limited partnership, the first question is not whether service can be made — it is where. Business entities have no physical presence in the sense that a natural person does. They are legal fictions: they…
Read MoreDo You Need Child Support Papers Served?
January 13, 2021 10:04:02 PMFor more information on serving child support papers, contact Undisputed Legal our Child Support Process Service department at (800) 774-6922. Representatives are available Monday-Friday 8 am – 8 pm EST. If you found this article helpful, please consider donating. Thank you for following our blog, A space dedicated to bringing you news on breaking legal developments, interesting articles…
Read MoreCRIMINAL EXPOSURE: INSURRECTION AT THE U.S. CAPITOL
January 12, 2021 8:38:50 PMOn 26 June 2020, in the wake of Black Lives Matter anti-racism and police brutality protests, the Trump Government Enacted the Executive Order “Protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues,” pushing for anyone who “participates in efforts to incite violence or other illegal activity in connection with riots and acts of vandalism” to be punished to the fullest degree…
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING THE 25TH AMENDMENT AND IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS
January 11, 2021 1:59:24 PMThe twenty-fifth amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution concerns presidential succession and disabilities. It reiterates that the Vice-President would become President under the circumstances of presidential [A.] death [B.] resignation or [C.] disqualification from office. It points out how a vacancy in the Vice President’s office can also be formed. This also provides for the temporary transition of the President’s responsibilities…
Read MoreCOVID-19 EMERGENCY EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2020
January 09, 2021 6:45:58 PMThe New York State Legislature has adopted legislation that extends the moratorium on residential evictions to more than one year from the initial Executive Order 202.8 in March of 2020, through May 1, 2021. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the new COVID-19 Emergency Eviction and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2020 in furtherance of the same, wherein residential…
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