> I can browse case law or US code thinking about my case - somehow this does not need a legal license. Of course. With rare exceptions, court proceedings are

> I can browse case law or US code thinking about my case - somehow this does not need a legal license. Of course. With rare exceptions, court proceedings are public. But being able to read court proceeds or judgements or anything at all doesn't mean that you know and understand the law. You know, the actual words that are written and codified that must be interpreted and adhered to with jurisprudence. Not that lawyers actually do either. But at least they've been certified (by "the bar" association) to have some competence in the matter.