We appreciate all your input about the website. Every suggestion, question, and piece of feedback helps us figure out what matters most. Below is a running list of some of the improvements people like you have helped us make.
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May 2026
Intellectual Property protection (coming soon)
Overwhelmingly, people have asked us for detailed information about protecting intellectual property for their small businesses. We heard you. We’re releasing a free IP Self-Evaluation Tool along with a series of articles and guides to help you act decisively to protect your property rights.
Coming Soon
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June 2026
Privacy Policy, Decoded
A new interactive article that presents a privacy policy in three versions, from most to least protective of user data. Toggle between tiers to see how specific language changes, and click highlighted phrases to see what they mean.
Read it here.
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June 2026
Terms of Service, Decoded
A new interactive article that walks through a sample SaaS Terms of Service clause by clause. Click any section to reveal the legal language, then click highlighted words and phrases to see plain-language explanations of what each term legally does.
Read it here.
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June 2026
Choosing a Business Structure
A new reference article comparing DBAs, sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, S corporations, and C corporations covering liability protection, tax treatment, ownership rules, and which structures work best for different types of businesses. Available under Small Business › Start a New Business.
Read it here.
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April 2026
Open Meetings coverage for 49 states
Every state now has its open meetings statute catalogued with the official text link and an RCFP guide. For the seven states where one statute governs both records and meetings (Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Virginia), the open-meetings entry explains where to find each set of provisions.
Content
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April 2026
In-section search for Texas
Each topic section on the Texas jurisdiction page now has its own search bar so you can search the statutes and guides within that topic at the same time. We’re rolling this out in Texas first and will expand it to other jurisdictions as we go.
Feature
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April 2026
Site-wide search
You can now search for jurisdictions, topics, and resources from any page using the search icon in the header or by pressing the / key.
Feature
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April 2026
Smarter AG opinions search
Searching for specific statutory provisions (like 552.301) now works correctly. Previously, periods in search terms caused errors.
Fix
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April 2026
Texas statute links improved
Links to Texas statutes now load the full text of the relevant chapter immediately, instead of requiring you to manually select a section from a dropdown.
Improvement