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The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due. read more

The Supreme Court outlined the test for First Amendment protection of government employees' speech in Pickering v. Board of Educ., 391 U.S. 563 ('68). read more

The act of witnessing an instrument of writing, at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing it as a witness. read more

A person bound in due form of law to a master, to learn from him his art, trade or business, and to serve him during the time of his apprenticeship. read more

The prostration or removal of a nuisance. read more

The collateral order doctrine is a 'practical construction' of the final judgment rule of 28 U.S.C. section 1291. read more

An engagement by which the promisor contracts towards another to perform or do something to the advantage of the latter. read more

A counsellor is a member of a council. In some of the states the executive power is vested in a governor, or a governor and lieutenant governor, and council. read more

A writ issued out of a court of competent jurisdiction, directed to the judge of a court of record in which final judgment has been given. read more

A witness is a person who comes to court and swears under oath to give truthful evidence. read more