A foreign national is a person or organization who is not a citizen of the United States, and who is a citizen of a foreign country. The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) uses the term "alien" to refer to a person who is not a United States citizen, and does not use the term "foreign national."
Foreign relations law of the United States encompasses both international law, which embodies the rules that determine the rights and obligations of states and international organizations, and that part of the domestic law of the United States that involves matters of significant concern to the foreign relations of the United States.
Forfeiture, the government seizure of property connected to illegal activity, has been a major weapon in the federal government's "war on drugs" since the mid-eighties.
A forfeiture by wrongdoing is defined under the Federal Rules of Evidence, as a statement made by a declarant that normally qualifies as hearsay and would therefo
Formal rulemaking is a process through which administrative agencies make administrative rules. An administrative agency must adhere to heightened procedural requirements set out in the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when engaged in formal rulemaking.
The former testimony exception allows the previous testimony of a witness to be admissible in a second proceeding as an exemption to the hearsay rule under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Forthwith is a legal term meaning immediately or without delay. In legal documents and court orders, it generally requires that an action be taken as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances. The exact timing may depend on the context of the order.
Forum non conveniens refers to a court's discretionary power to decline to exercise its jurisdiction where another court, or forum, may more conveniently hear a case.
Forum shopping refers to the practice of pursuing a claim subject to concurrent jurisdiction in the court that will treat the claim most favorably. Forum shopping can occur between courts in different states, between federal and state courts in the same state, or between courts in separate countries.
A “forum” in First Amendment law refers to the place in which a “speaker” speaks. The First Amendment's protections regarding the right to speak and assemble will vary based on the speaker's chosen forum.
