| Sexual harassment Sexual harassment is unwelcome harassment of a sexual nature, or based upon the receiving party's sex or gender. In some contexts or circumstances, sexual harassment may be illegal. It includes a range of behavior from seemingly mild transgressions and annoyances to actual sexual abuse or sexual assault. Sexual_harassment
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| Paralegal Paralegal is a term used in many countries (a.k.a. jurisdictions) to describe non-lawyers who assist lawyers in their legal work.Paralegals are not lawyers. They are not authorized by the government to offer legal services in the same way, nor are they officers of the court (i.e. considered a formal part of the legal system), nor are they usually subject to government-/court-sanctioned rules of conduct. Paralegal
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| Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun," in English ) is a Canadian entertainment company. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy Laliberté and Daniel Gauthier. Cirque_du_Soleil
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| Pro se legal representation in the United States Pro se legal representation refers to the instance of a person representing himself or herself without a lawyer in a court proceeding, whether as a defendant or a plaintiff and whether the matter is civil or criminal. Pro se is a Latin phrase meaning "for oneself". Pro_se_legal_representation_in_the_United_States
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| Ex-gay Ex-gay is a term and concept used to describe persons who once identified as gay or lesbian (or any orientation other than heterosexual), but have since chosen to identify as heterosexual, or some other sexual orientation. Some ex-gays enter into opposite-sex relationships, while others remain celibate. While "ex-gays" may report a reduction in same-sex desires, they may also continue to experience same-sex attraction even though they do not identify as "gay". Ex-gay
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| Certificate authority cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity that issues digital certificates for use by other parties. It is an example of a trusted third party. CAs are characteristic of many public key infrastructure (PKI) schemes.There are many commercial CAs that charge for their services. There are also several providers issuing digital certificates to the public at no cost. Institutions and governments may have their own CAs. Certificate_authority
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| State religion Talk:State_religion
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| Presumption of innocence The presumption of innocence being considered innocent until proven guilty is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern countries. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the trier of fact, who are restrained and ordered by law to consider only actual evidence and testimony that is legally admissible, and in most cases lawfully obtained, that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Presumption_of_innocence
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| Single bullet theory Single-Bullet Theory (or Magic-Bullet Theory, as it is commonly called by its critics) was introduced by the Warren Commission to explain how three shots made by Lee Harvey Oswald resulted in the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy. The theory, generally credited to Warren Commission staffer Arlen Specter (now a U.S. Single_bullet_theory
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| Sexual assault Talk:Sexual_assault
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| Reparations for slavery Reparations for slavery is a proposal by some in the United States that some type of compensation should be provided to the descendants of enslaved people, in consideration of the coerced and uncompensated labor they performed over several centuries, which has been a powerful and influential factor in the development of the country. Reparations_for_slavery
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| Arlen Specter Arlen Specter (born February 12, 1930) is an American lawyer and politician. He is the senior United States Senator from Pennsylvania and currently the fifth oldest in the chamber. Specter was a member of the Democratic Party until 1965, when he enlisted as a Republican in order to challenge the Democratic district attorney of Philadelphia. Arlen_Specter
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| Legal ethics Legal ethics encompasses an ethical code governing the conduct of people engaged in the practice of law. In the United States, the American Bar Association has promulgated model rules that have been influential in many jurisdictions. The model rules address the client-lawyer relationship, duties of a lawyer as advocate in adversary proceedings, dealings with persons other than clients, law firms and associations, public service, advertising, and maintaining the integrity of the profession. Legal_ethics
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| Case citation Where cases are published in paper form the citation will usually contain the title of the reports; the volume number; page number; and year of decision. Case_citation
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| Whittier College Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. As of January 2009, the college has approximately 1,300 enrolled students. Whittier_College
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| Voir dire Voir dire (IPA ) is a phrase in law which derives from Anglo-Norman. In origin it refers to an oath to tell the truth (Latin verum dicere), in other words to give a true verdict. The word voir (or voire), in this context, is an old French word meaning "truth". Voir_dire
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| Mike Simpson Mike_Simpson
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| Tribal sovereignty in the United States Tribal sovereignty refers to the inherent authority of indigenous tribes to govern themselves. At the foundation of the constitutional status of tribes is the idea that tribes have an inherent right to govern themselves—the power is not delegated by congressional acts. Tribal_sovereignty_in_the_United_States
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| Juris Doctor/Archive 3 Talk:Juris_Doctor/Archive_3
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| American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA), founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation of model ethical codes related to the legal profession. The ABA has 410,000 members. Its national headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois; it also maintains a significant branch office in Washington, D.C. American_Bar_Association
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