legal education and practice

Consent means that a person voluntarily and willfully agrees in response to another person's proposition. The person who consents must possess sufficient mental capacity.

A consent decree (also known as a consent order) is a decree made by a judge with the consent of all parties.

A consent judgment (also known as a consent decree or a consent order) is a judgment made by a judge with the consent of all the parties.

A consent order (also known as a consent decree) is a decree or order made by a judge with the consent of all parties.

Consequential damages, also called special damages, are a remedy that can be claimed by the plaintiff against the defendant for the harm caused as a consequence of the defendant's actions.

A conservatee is a person deemed incompetent by a court; therefore, a court-appointed conservator handles their financial and/or other daily life affairs.

Consideration means the mutual exchange of promises or obligations between the parties to a contract.  It is a necessary element to the creation of a valid contract.  In other words, for a contract to be enforceable, both

Conspiracy is an agreement between two or more people to commit an illegal act, along with an intent to achieve the agreement's goal.  Most U.S. jurisdictions also require an overt act toward furthering the agreement.  An overt act is a statutory requirement, not a constitutional one. See Whitfield v. United States, 453 U.S. 209 (2005).

A constitution is the most fundamental law of a sovereign body. The term is capitalized only when referring to a specific constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Texas Constitution, etc.).

An amendment is a formal revision or addition to the United States Constitution. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, there are several methods to propose an amendment. Once an amendment is proposed, it requires the approval of three-fourths of the states to be ratified.