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Going to Jail for the First Time
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What a Grand Jury Does
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Missouri Hancock Amendment
Missouri Property Tax Credit – Seniors & Disabled
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Don’t Talk to the Police
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How to Invoke the Miranda Rights
The Rights of Minors to Remain Silent and to See a Lawyer
What to Watch Out For, When You Remain Silent and Ask to See a Lawyer
When the Miranda Rights Must be Read to a Suspect
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Top 4 Traffic Ticket Myths
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What are the “rules of evidence”?
Necessity Defense
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What is an “affirmative defense”?
How are jurisdiction and venue used as affirmative defenses?
What is the Erie Doctrine?
What does it mean when a law is “void for vagueness” or “overbroad”?
What is probable cause?
What To Do When Car Rental Reservations Aren’t Honored
Dictionary of Legal Terms
ACLU of Missouri Mobile App
Why I Created this Site
Free Self-Help Legal Information
Why White Cops Kill Black Men
St. Louis City’s Culture of Corruption
Black St. Louis Ex-Cop Tells the Truth About Race and Policing
Eminent Domain
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Warning about new St. Louis City Parking Meters
St. Louis’ Racial Oppression
White Privilege
Ferguson
Uplands Park, MO
Reporting Misconduct by Judges
Corrupt Judges
The Erasure Protocol
Representing yourself in court
Legal Research for Non-Lawyers
Legal Writing
Public Defender – Pros and Cons
Working With a Public Defender
Understanding Missouri Courts
Bail – Release from Custody
Bogus Legal Theory of Sovereign Citizen
Expungement in Missouri
Federal protections against rights violations
Free Self-Study Business Law Course
Foreword
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Law and Legal Systems
Chapter 2 – Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics
Chapter 3 – Courts and the Legal Process
Chapter 4 – Constitutional Law and US Commerce
Chapter 5 – Administrative Law
Chapter 6 – Criminal Law
Chapter 7 – Introduction to Tort Law
Chapter 8 – Introduction to Contract Law
Chapter 9 – The Agreement
Chapter 10 – Real Assent
Chapter 11 – Consideration
Chapter 12 – Legality
Chapter 13 – Form and Meaning
Chapter 14 – Third-Party Rights
Chapter 15 – Discharge of Obligations
Chapter 16 – Remedies
Chapter 17 – Introduction to Sales and Leases
Chapter 18 – Title and Risk of Loss
Chapter 19 – Performance and Remedies
Chapter 20 – Products Liability
Chapter 21 – Bailments and the Storage, Shipment, and Leasing of Goods
Chapter 22 – Nature and Form of Commercial Paper
Chapter 23 – Negotiation of Commercial Paper
Chapter 24 – Holder in Due Course and Defenses
Chapter 25 – Liability and Discharge
Chapter 26 – Legal Aspects of Banking
Chapter 27 – Consumer Credit Transactions
Chapter 28 – Secured Transactions and Suretyship
Chapter 29 – Mortgages and Nonconsensual Liens
Chapter 30 – Bankruptcy
Chapter 31 – Introduction to Property: Personal Property and Fixtures
Chapter 32 – Intellectual Property
Chapter 33 – The Nature and Regulation of Real Estate and the Environment
Chapter 34 – The Transfer of Real Estate by Sale
Chapter 35 – Landlord and Tenant Law
Chapter 36 – Estate Planning: Wills, Estates, and Trusts
Chapter 37 – Insurance
Chapter 38 – Relationships between Principal and Agent
Chapter 39 – Liability of Principal and Agent; Termination of Agency
Chapter 40 – Partnerships: General Characteristics and Formation
Chapter 41 – Partnership Operation and Termination
Chapter 42 – Hybrid Business Forms
Chapter 43 – Corporation: General Characteristics and Formation
Chapter 44 – Legal Aspects of Corporate Finance
Chapter 45 – Corporate Powers and Management
Chapter 46 – Securities Regulation
Chapter 47 – Corporate Expansion, State and Federal Regulation of Foreign Corporations, and Corporate Dissolution
Chapter 48 – Antitrust Law
Chapter 49 – Unfair Trade Practices and the Federal Trade Commission
Chapter 50 – Employment Law
Chapter 51 – Labor-Management Relations
Chapter 52 – International Law
Chapter 53 – Contracts
Protester Rights
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Protest Songs Inspired by Police Killings
St. Louis Protest Organizations
Introduction to Criminal Law
Foreward
Preface
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Criminal Law
Chapter 2 – The Legal System in the United States
Chapter 3 – Constitutional Protections
Chapter 4 – The Elements of a Crime
Chapter 5 – Criminal Defenses, Part 1
Chapter 6 – Criminal Defenses, Part 2
Chapter 7 – Parties to Crime
Chapter 8 – Inchoate Offenses
Chapter 9 – Criminal Homicide
Chapter 10 – Sex Offenses and Crimes Involving Force, Fear, and Physical Restraint
Chapter 11 – Crimes against Property
Chapter 12 – Crimes against the Public
Chapter 13 – Crimes against the Government
Chapter 14 -Appendix A: Case Listings
Plea Bargains
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2017 Black History Month Posts
Educational Oppression
Aesop’s Fables
Black Founding Fathers
THE COLORED PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Free Money for College
What Are My Rights in a College Dorm?
School To Prison Pipeline
Up From Slavery
The Miseducation of The Negro
The Trial – by Franz Kafka
Medical Oppression
GENOCIDE BY DIET
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Racial Bias in Mass Media
The Secret Meeting that Changed Rap Music and Destroyed a Generation
White Supremacy
“KU KLUX KLAN: The Invisible Empire”
US Government Discrimination
Ballot or the Bullet
Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Billionaire Overthrow of US Government
War is a Racket
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom;
The Souls of Black Folk
“A NEGRO NATION WITHIN A NATION”
African History and Black Empires Your Were Never Told About
Racism – A History
Race Riots
Red Summer of 1919
Truth of How Slavery Started The Black Slave Trade and Racism
Goodbye Uncle Tom
Henry Garnet’s Call to Rebellion
Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave
Slavery by Another Name
Slavery Isn’t Over They Just Changed What They Called It
Walker’s Appeal
The Willie Lynch Letter: The Making Of A Slave!
Why I Prefer Jury Trials
How does a jury work?
Importance of Jury Duty
What does it mean when a jury is “sequestered”?
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Buying a Used Car – Tips and Things to Consider
How to Buy Auto Insurance
Credit Repair: Self Help May Be Best
Black St. Louis Ex-Cop Tells the Truth About Race and Policing
Missouri Property Tax Credit – Seniors & Disabled
Warning about new St. Louis City Parking Meters
Things to do when a retailer won’t exchange defective merchandise
Traffic Stops
Plea Bargains
White Privilege
Bogus Legal Theory of Sovereign Citizen
Public Defender – Pros and Cons
Reporting Misconduct by Judges
What are the “rules of evidence”?
Jury Nullification: The Top Secret Constitutional Right
Civil Cases vs. Criminal Cases
Brief History of US Law
St. Louis City’s Culture of Corruption
Racial Bias in Mass Media
Why you should share this website with others
Educational Oppression
Medical Oppression
Slavery Isn’t Over They Just Changed What They Called It
Shopping for Funeral Services
Bankruptcy Law
How Much to Tell Your Lawyer
The Rights of Minors to Remain Silent and to See a Lawyer
How Officers Trick People Into Giving Up their Miranda Rights
Why White Cops Kill Black Men
Protest Songs Inspired by Police Killings
ACLU of Missouri Mobile App
What To Do When Car Rental Reservations Aren’t Honored
Missouri Hancock Amendment
Dealing with debt
