Article I.
Declaration of Rights

Section 21. Rights of Suitors

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Rights of Suitors

(1) Writs of error shall never be prohibited, and shall be issued by such courts as the legislature designates by law.
(2) In any court of this state, any suitor may prosecute or defend his suit either in his own proper person or by an attorney of the suitor’s choice.

Rights of Suitors

Writs of error shall never be prohibited by law.

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