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The knot of contradictory laws governing same-sex marriages in the U.S. may become even more tangled in the months ahead, thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to wait at least another year before reviewing challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA.) The portion of the law which prohibits the federal government from recognizing gay marriage has been found unconstitutional by federal courts in California and Massachusetts, and challenges are under way in Connecticut, New York, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. …

Your landlord won’t pay your deposit back. A  neighbor dented your car and has been avoiding you ever since. You paid a plumber $500 but the toilet is still clogged. Is it time to sue? Maybe. Depending on the value and complexity of your complaint, it may be wise to hire an attorney and file a lawsuit. However, for smaller monetary claims with easy-to-prove evidence, you might have an easier, cheaper option: small claims court. See the Lawyers.com guide for …

When your legal case is really important, you’ll want to find a lawyer from the nation’s Top Ranked Law Firms. And frankly, when is a legal case not important? Be sure to pick up a copy of Fortune Magazine on December 26th, when you’ll find a unique list of the nation’s top firms drawn from the LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review RatingsTM.  You can get a sneak peak of this prestigious list now by clicking http://www.martindale.com/Press/Fortune-Mag.aspx. The list of Top Ranked …

It’s true, you don’t need a lawyer to handle many common legal problems, like a landlord-tenant dispute for instance. You can represent yourself in court. You can win, too, but you have to know what you’re doing and follow the rules. You’re a pro se litigant when you represent yourself in a legal dispute Thousands of people represent themselves in criminal and non-criminal matters each year Success-failure statistics for pro se cases are scarce, but it doesn’t matter if you …

Several months ago, we demystified the US Constitution. As part of the Constitution, every US citizen is granted certain rights, or entitlements, known as civil rights. This article will demystify civil rights law.   Copy this link to share with your friends: http://bit.ly/i3L1D0   What Are Your Civil Rights? The civil rights guaranteed in the US Constitution include: Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom to assemble The right to petition the government The right to bear arms The right …