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As explained by the U.S. Department of Education, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C.

A trap and trace device is a device or process that records the sources of incoming signals to a specific phone or computer. This is often used by law enforcement as the advanced counterpart of Caller ID. A trap and trace device identifies the phone numbers or Internet addresses of incoming signals, but does not include substantive information transmitted by those signals. 

Compare to: Pen register

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Treason is the betrayal of one’s own country by attempting to overthrow the government through waging war against the State or materially aiding its enemies.

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A treaty is a formally signed and ratified agreement between two or more nations or sovereigns; a contract between two or more countries that is adhered to by the nations party to it; an international agreement between two or more states that is governed by international law.

Trigger laws are laws designed to take effect after a major shift in controlling law occurs. Legislatures will write laws with the intention that those laws come into effect after a shift in the law allows them to be legally enforced.

Turn state’s evidence (also known as “turn King’s evidence”) or to "flip” means the defendant chose to reveal valuable evidence to the prosecutor, in exchange for a reduction of the charge or the dismissal of some charges. When the defendant “flips” they are said to have "turned state's evidence.” 

Unconstitutional refers to anything that transgresses or is antithetical to a constitution, especially the United States Constitution. In the context of the U.S. legal system, if a law, policy, or action is deemed unconstitutional, it means that it violates some part of the Constitution and is therefore invalid. 

The undue burden test established by Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992), was overruled and made moot by Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in 2022. 

Unincorporated generally describes an entity or organization that has not been formally established as a legal corporation. This term can also refer to something not mixed or combined with another entity. 

A union shop is a place of employment where employees are required, as a condition of their continued employment, to have membership in a labor union. Although the non-union workers are not required to be a member of a union before they are hired, they generally must join a labor union within a limited number of days, usually 30 days.