HOW TO SUE
it pays, more than anything else, to:
1. know the judge or a close associate of the judge
2. know good lawyers personally
3. know the region's laws and requirements

it's typically "pay to play", with typically the following goals:
- in a civil case, it's "balance of probabilities", meaning you must prove the highest likelihood that you deserve the damages/settlement/money
- in a criminal case, it's "beyond reasonable doubt", meaning you must prove that there's reasonable doubt that you could have done the thing you're charged with
- in a divorce case, you want no-fault if you want a clean break down the middle, and at-fault if seeking damages (which works like a civil case at that point)

LEGAL FLOW:
Complaint/charge
  Resolve with settlement
Discovery
Deliberation
Decision/judgment
Sentencing, goes to Enforcement

[Wex | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex)
- a tool for legal research, costs money for full use

LEGALLY SAFE:
Get the title released for the car or house
1 get the info beforehand
2 submit it ASAP
Protects from everything associated with you and the car

9/10 of law is about possession

[Fired comedian ordered to get day job back after jokes ruled 'simply funny' | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38881204)
[Fired Comedian Ordered to Get Day Job Back After Jokes Ruled 'Simply Funny'](https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7b4nq/fired-comedian-ordered-to-get-day-job-back-after-jokes-ruled-simply-funny)
- SOMETIMES COMMON SENSE PREVAILS IN A LEGAL SITUATION

[Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40044863)
[Phone conversations with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court says | Orlando | Orlando Weekly](https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/phone-conversations-with-law-enforcement-can-be-recorded-without-their-consent-court-says-36640808)

[My Clients, the Liars | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39656475)
[My Clients, The Liars - LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/h99tRkpQGxwtb9Dpv/my-clients-the-liars)

[Natural rights and legal rights - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_rights_and_legal_rights)
- natural rights doctrine: some rights are bestowed directly by God, contrasts to legal rights doctrine
- legal rights doctrine: some rights are given by governments, contrasts to natural rights doctrine

[Cal Thomas: Power of the prosecutor | WORLD](https://wng.org/podcasts/cal-thomas-power-of-the-prosecutor-1717635794)
- pick the man, then find the crime: the easiest way to abuse [justice]

[Religious scam takes advantage of elderly man | WORLD](https://wng.org/roundups/religious-scam-takes-advantage-of-elderly-man-1717801908)
- make a point of discussing scams on NAG LEGALLY SAFE

[Robert C. Martin](https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2017/08/28/JustFollowingOders.html)
(2017) Just Following Orders
Reminder: Doing your job does not mean that you just follow orders. The courts are going to hold you to a high ethical standard, even if your employer does not.

[Choosing the Right Lawyer: Key Factors to Consider for Your Case -](https://ebooks6.com/choosing-the-right-lawyer-key-factors-to-consider-for-your-case/)

## guides

[Law for Computer Scientists (2020) | Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39168602)
[Law for Computer Scientists](https://lawforcomputerscientists.pubpub.org/)

[The Divorce Process: A Step By Step Guide – Forbes Advisor](https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-process/)