A genuine issue of material fact is a disagreement between opposing parties on facts legally relevant to a claim. The disagreement must be "genuine" in the sense that it must be plausible (e.g., one cannot logically dispute a contract date without also alleging that a copy of a contract with that date inaccurately reflects the agreement).&nb
Gerrymandering is the drawing of political or electoral districts for the purpose of making it easier for an incumbent party to remain in power. This practice often results in districts with bizarre shapes.
For the time being, the ability to make and edit contributions is loosely limited to a pool of invited author/editors.
Going concern is an accounting term, which means a business is financially stable and can operate with the expectation of indefinite existence. A company must begin disclosing specific information on its financial statements if it can no longer be considered a going concern.
Good faith provides an exception to the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule barring the use at trial of evidence obtained pursuant to an unlawful search and seizure.
Government fraud is a type of white-collar crime which includes any fraud or attempted fraud in which the United States Government is the victim. Typically, government fraud occurs in connection with federal government contracting or federally funded entitlement programs. The prohibition against government fraud is codified at 18 U.S.
The government speech doctrine is a principle of constitutional law which says that, although the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause limits government regulation of private speech, it does not restrict the government when the government speaks for itself.
Grievances are formal complaints or accusations of a violation of workplace contract terms or labor policy, filed by an employee or group of employees who feel negatively impacted by the employer. A grievance may be related to issues such as working conditions, pay, benefits, or treatment by supervisors or colleagues.
The harmless error rule states that if a mistake is made during the creation of a will, but it is not significant enough to affect the overall validity of the document, the will can still be recognized as valid and entered into probate court.
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was a major bipartisan piece of legislation that attempted to resolve many of the voter registration issues that were highlighted by the 2000 presidential election.
