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Is it against the constitution to require restaurants to only serve people with a vaccine certificate in the United States?

I heard that New York is implementing a vaccine certificate for people who want to do certain indoors activities such as going to the cinema, eating and training, so I was wondering if that was against the constitution or not since I thought only…
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Can a U.S. state bring action before the Supreme Court against another state for equal rights of its own citizens when they visit the other state?

Let’s make this hypothetical. Two U.S. states, East Lumbago and West Lumbago, which share a common border. It’s a First Amendment issue, specifically: “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the right of the people peaceably to assemble,…
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Are you legally obliged to provide police with alibis?

It may be hard to develop an example where not providing police with an alibi is in your own best interests. Assume for arguments sake that this is the case. Is it legal to withhold an alibi when you have one? Does your right to not…
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Are there any provisions in Britain which render improperly obtained criminal evidence judicially inadmissible?

If evidence of wrongdoing is uncovered through improper investigative measures, what protections are there for the subjects of these improper investigations in U.K. law? Must one still answer for evidence of any wrongdoing no matter how it is…
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Are people in the USA obligated to report crime?

Are you legally obligated to report crime in the USA? If it comes out in court proceedings that you knew about a crime and did not report it, does it incriminate you?
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What if Miranda rights aren't read?

So I know that it's not quite like you see in TV and movies where a dead-to-rights murderer or rapist will just walk free because the arresting officer forgot to read their rights during the arrest. What, if anything though, could result from a…
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Was the recent ruling against Jordan Peterson an infringement of his free speech?

From what I've gathered, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson was taken to court by the College of Psychologists of Ontario on complaints of professional misconduct. This was based on him making public statements (of a political kind) that they deemed…
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Ashli Babbitt: manslaughter vs. deprivation of rights under color of law

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Can you plead the 5th in a civil case?

There seems to be the idea that the right not to self-incriminate does not apply to civil cases. Is that true?
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Is there any other jurisdiction where a government-devised scheme similar to civil forfeiture for crime prevention exist other than the U.S.?

In the U.S., many states adopted laws that allow law enforcement to appropriate property that is liquid or easily liquidated (in practice predominantly cash) not only in cases where past criminal activity has been found substantially likely by law…
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Is it legal to incarcerate a person knowing that jail cannot afford to buy medication necessary for the inmate's well-being and future health?

Assume that a jail does not have the budget necessary to pay for the medicines that an inmate needs, and knows that depriving an inmate of these medicines could irreversibly damage the health of that inmate. Assume further that the inmate had been…
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Do police have to read Miranda rights if they do not intend to interrogate you?

If there is a situation where police don't interrogate you after an arrest, can they forego the Miranda warning? Is it the case that they do not intend to rely on any testimony gotten in an interrogation to prosecute you? This may just be…
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how does the US justice system combat rights violations that happen when bad practices are given a new name to avoid old rulings?

For example, a cop trying to "enter and inspect" someone's home without a warrant. but in reality "enter and inspect" and "search" are effectively the same thing with a different name. To take it a step further, a cop trying to "enter and inspect"…
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May my business notify Christians that we won't serve them?

Hypothetically, suppose that I own and operate a small business in Colorado which expresses artwork for clients and that I do not want to express Christian concepts because I am a Satanist. Might it be lawful to make a public notice that I will not…
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What does it mean to "prefer" a lawsuit, and how is it different from filing?

In an article quoted by a recent Skeptics.SE answer, there is the following sentence: We had preferred but couldn't file a lawsuit because no boy presented himself as a plaintiff for admission to the Young Women's Leadership School. Commenters…
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