Judgment means the final decision made by a court or tribunal. After the judges consider all the relevant evidence of the legal trial and consider all rights and obligations, the plaintiff and defendant will receive the final ruling. This...
statutes
labor and employment laws
Labor and Employment Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
This page links to the employment and labor laws of the states, the provisions governing the compensation, hours, and other conditions of work.
Related LII...
labor and industrial safety - state statutes
For the laws of the states governing employment, including compensation, overtime, working conditions see the LII table page on: Employment and Labor
Alaska- Title 23 Arizona- Title 23 Arkansas (see Title 11) California Colorado (searchable...Lacey Act
The Lacey Act (1900) prohibits the transportation of endangered species or banned animal and plant species into the United States and across state borders. The purpose of the act is to combat trafficking of illegal wildlife and plants. The...
legislative supremacy
Legislative supremacy is the idea that, when exercising the power of judicial review, courts are subordinate to legislatures. There is a great deal of scholarship on the bounds of legislative supremacy, and the extent to which courts have the...
Liberman v. Riverside Memorial Chapel
Liberman v. Riverside Mem. Chapel, 225 A.D.2d 283 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t 1996) is a New York appellate case regarding whether a funeral home and the Office of the Medical Examiner wrongfully performed an autopsy against the religious...
Local government - State statutes
Alabama (see Title 11, Chapter 3) Alaska Arizona Arkansas (see Title 14) California (see Title 5) Colorado (searchable index - Title 29) Connecticut Delaware (see generally Title 9) Florida (see generally Titles XI and XII ) Georgia (...
marriage laws
Marriage Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
This table links to the marriage laws of the states and attempts to summarize some of their salient points. Those interested in the marriage law of a particular...
mental health
Mental health and the law interact in numerous ways. The term "competence" signifies a legal conclusion that an individual is capable of entering into a binding contract, transferring assets, or participating in a legal proceeding. The...
minor
In the United States, a minor is any individual under the specified “age of majority” for their state or territory., All states define an age of majority, which is usually set at 18, but states like Indiana and Mississippi set it at 21, while...