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Constitutional Law: Free Speech and Section 1983 in Alabama
The Constitution of the United States is held up as the highest law of the land. The first 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. The first of these amendments concerns the freedom of speech …
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Family Law: Building the Evidence Wall
Family law is 90 percent art and 10 percent science. The science is easy - the art takes years to perfect. Many casual observers or novice participants to the family law world think that a case is …
Criminal Defense: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel and the Hung Jury – “In olden days”
Some cases get appealed and when the appellate court renders an opinion, you feel like you're reading a computer programming textbook. It's dry, uninteresting, and just new data in an old formula. …
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Immigration: The Master Calendar Hearing v. The Special Calendar Hearing – Asylum
If you have an immigration case that is referred to the Immigration Court, then you've been rejected by the local office case worker. They have referred you to go before an immigration judge at the …
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Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust
Asset Protection and Estate Planning in Alabama: The Irrevocable Spendthrift Trust By all rational calculations, we live in one of the most litigious societies in history. The fear of frivolous …
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Debt Relief – Bankruptcy: A Debt Crisis is Coming (is Here)
U.S. Debt is about to hit $22 Trillion. That's a number that we just can't comprehend. $150 million in student loans just got cancelled. How does that even happen? In Alabama, shady "loan …
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Employment Law: Racial Discrimination and Retaliation
"The best laid plans of mice and men go oft awry." One of the most Plaintiff-friendly areas of law is Employment Law. By "Plaintiff-friendly", I mean, it's the easiest area of law for a Plaintiff …
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Criminal Defense: The State of Marijuana Possession in Alabama – CBD Oil
In the early 2000's a friend of mine spent 4 years in prison in Colorado for marijuana related offenses. A few months after his release, Colorado ended marijuana prohibition. In Alabama, marijuana …
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Personal Injury: All Injury is Personal – Tips for Dealing with Insurance Companies
"Merrily we roll along, roll along, roll along, Merrily we roll a-------" Life happens, and in an instant, without expecting it, you can be blindsided by a reckless driver. You stumble out of the …
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