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Legal guides
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- What Is a Restraining Order and How Do You Get One?
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- Police Stops: Know Your Rights When Pulled Over or Questioned
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- Hurricanes and Wildfires: How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster
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- What To Do When Legal Trouble Strikes on Vacation
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- Legal Essentials for a Worry-Free Labor Day Weekend
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- How to Get a State I.D. Card from the DMV
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- Do I Need a Traffic Ticket Attorney?
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- How to Apply for Refugee or Political Asylum Status in the U.S.
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- How to File a Car Accident Report with the DMV
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- What if You Can't Afford a Lawyer?
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- How to Contest a Parking Ticket
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- Fighting State or International Extradition
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- Visas for U.S. Citizens Who Wish to Travel or Work Overseas
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- Types of Immigration Forms
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- How to Apply for a U.S. Passport
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- Do I Need an Immigration Lawyer?
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- What To Do If You're Arrested by Immigration Customs
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- How an Immigration Lawyer Can Help
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- Do I Need a Lawyer for Native American Law?
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- Being Accused of a Crime While Overseas
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- Do I Need a Lawyer for a DUI?
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- Information for Victims of Crime Overseas
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- Non-immigrant Visas for Aliens Visiting the U.S.
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- How to Apply for Citizenship Through Naturalization
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- Bet You Didn't Know These 10 Facts About the U.S. Constitution!
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- 10 steps to get your US passport
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- 15 Facts about US Vice Presidents
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- 2024 State-by-State Voter Registration Deadlines
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- 2020 Voter Checklist: Be Informed and Be Prepared
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- 5 facts about the First Amendment that you need to know
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- Infographic: 5 Ways To Get a Traffic Ticket Dismissed
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- Back to College: Questions from Parents, Students, and Staff
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- Back to School? Common Questions about Reopening Plans
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- Be prepared for your protest
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- Election 2020: Voting and Registration Questions Answered
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- What's the Electoral College and How Does it Work?
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- How Do Primaries Work?
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- How Long Do States Legally Have to Count Ballots?
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- How to Reinstate a Suspended Driver's License
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- How To Avoid Disputes When Your Lottery Pool Wins Big
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- Is it Chanukkah, Chanukah or Hanukkah?
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- Know Your Rights: How to Protest Legally and Safely
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- Know your rights: Immigration rights and protections
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- Severe Winter Storms: How to Prepare, Stay Safe, and File a Claim
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- Some People Aren't Allowed to Vote and It's Perfectly Legal
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- What Are the Rules for Presidential Pardons?
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- What to Do About Voter Intimidation and Voting Irregularities
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- Are tinted windows legal?
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- Essential Documents for Guardianship and Child Care Planning
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- April Fools' Day Pranks Gone Wrong
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- What Can a Cease and Desist Letter Do?
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- 5 Reasons Why You Need E-Signatures
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- How To Ask Your Boss for a Raise or Bonus
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- Can My Boss Deny My Time Off Request?
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- How Much Do Lawyers Cost?
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- Firing Your Lawyer
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- How Lawyers Bill for Their Services
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- How to Hire a Lawyer
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- What is the Attorney-Client Privilege?
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