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Rules that govern civil procedure in United States district courts
To secure a against a federal construction project, plaintiffs must satisfy the federal preliminary‑injunction framework: show a likelihood of success on the merits (or, in some circuits, raise seriou...
and declarants through a case‑by‑case balancing test that weighs a plaintiff’s privacy and safety interests against the public’s right to open courts and defendants’ confrontation and due‑process righ...
Federal courts commonly dismiss pro se civil complaints alleging historical sexual abuse for a handful of procedural reasons—statutes of limitation and time‑bar defenses, failure to plead required fac...
The grand jury is a secret, investigatory body that decides whether prosecutors have shown probable cause to bring formal criminal charges; it operates differently from a trial jury and its proceeding...
Authorities and institutions verify victim testimonies and witness statements through a mix of procedural safeguards (signed statements, statements of truth), corroboration (documents, CCTV, other wit...