Landmark Cases & Legal Concepts

Confidential Informants and Probable Cause: Reliability and Corroboration

Supreme Court Immigration Cases: Doctrine, Rulings, and Procedure

Actual Cause and the But-For Test in Tort Law: Limits and Proof

Least Restrictive Alternative Doctrine in Civil Commitment

Sonia Sotomayor Facts: From the Bronx to the Bench

What Is the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine?

What Is Malice Aforethought in Criminal Law?

What Is an Alibi? How It Works and What Counts as Evidence

What Is the Rescue Doctrine and When Does It Apply?

What Is Deadly Force? Legal Definition and Justification