statutes

Doctor-patient privilege, also known as physician-patient privilege, refers to a confidential communication between the doctor and the patient that receives protection from disclosure.

Introduction

Title I expands federal research, evaluation, and oversight of large financial institutions in order to find efficient ways to manage risks to the financial stability of the United States.

Introduction

Title II, the Orderly Liquidation provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, provides a process to quickly and efficiently liquidate a large, complex financial company that is close to failing.  Title II provides an alternative to bankruptcy, in which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is appointed as a receiver to carry out the liquidation and wind-up of the company.  The FDIC is given certain powers as receiver, and a t

Domestic violence is addressed in both criminal law and family law and is typically defined by statute.

The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 is a U.S. federal law that made polygamy a felony in federal territories.

Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico Governing the Emancipation of Minors

This page links to the laws of the states dealing with the "emancipation" of minors, that is, the provisions dealing with when and on what conditions children are released from parental authority and become "adults" for important legal purposes..

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Enabling clauses are clauses or provisions in a statute or constitution that gives government officials the authority to put the law into effect and to enforce it.

• constitutional law

Espionage is the crime of secretly obtaining or transmitting information without authorization for the purpose of benefiting a foreign power, organization, or entity.

Excessive bail is an amount of bail ordered to be posted by an accused defendant which is much more than necessary or usual to ensure they will make court appearances particularly in relation to minor crimes.

Background

A creditor may seek to collect an outstanding debt in several ways. However, because of “abundant evidence of the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by many debt collectors,” (15 U.S.C.

• bankruptcy
• DEBT
• DEBT COLLECTOR
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act