Civic Literacy: What does it mean when people say that ignorance of the law is no excuse?

“Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” Or as lawyers like to put it because they like to be fancy: “Ignorantia juris non excusat.” What that means is that not knowing the law won’t keep you from getting in trouble for breaking it. Where did that idea come from? Like most things in the US … Read more

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