Tag: Supreme Court
Indian Territory Notaries, 1834-1907 Indian Territory was land in the Central United States, now Oklahoma, reserved for the forced relocation of Native American tribes. The period after the American …
Emma Gillett, First Female Notary 1881 In 1881, Emma Gillett was the first woman to be appointed notary public in the United States, for the District of Columbia, by …
Free Speech in Commercial Speech In the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right of free speech and other rights. It reads, in …
Notaries, Bank Officer Oaths 1881 In U.S. v. Curtis (1883), the Supreme Court ruled that a false bank return oath made by a bank officer before a Missouri notary …
Unauthorized Practice of Law, Colorado The Colorado Supreme Court rules on cases of Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) in Colorado. Activities included in the definition of the practice of …
Can a Non-Citizen be a Notary? The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that a non-citizen may be a notary. In 1984, in the case of Bernal …
Sound Mind Definition In Colorado, CRS 15-11-501 states that an individual 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind can make a will. A number of …