Questions tagged [politics]
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Can a political party falsely inform its opponent's voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled?
Location: Michigan, United States
Let's say we have two major political parties - let's call them YellowParty and PurpleParty. YellowParty obtains a list of reliable PurpleParty voters and sets out to falsely inform these voters that their voter…
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Was Alex Jones's attorney handing over phone-record evidence a "mishap" or required by law?
CNN reports on Alex Jones's case regarding Sandy Hook as follows:
Jones, who was the sole witness for the defense during the trial, did not fare well Wednesday as he was cross-examined by the plaintiffs' attorney, Mark Bankston.
In a remarkable…
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Why is Star Wars a copyright issue but a MLB team is not?
Over the weekend, I was asked to be part of a photo shoot for a political candidate. I was wearing a t-shirt that featured a Star Wars character and the photographer stated that he wanted to position me in a fashion so it wasn't visible to avoid a,…
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What international law did Ecuador break by storming the Mexican embassy?
It is in the news that
Mexico is cutting ties with Ecuador after police stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice-President Jorge Glas.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said they had "forcibly entered" the…
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Does the city of Springfield have a possible claim against the Trump/Vance campaign?
During the presidential debate last week, Donald Trump brought up a claim (which had already been debunked) that illegal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been stealing and eating pets. Since then, there have been bomb threats against…
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When will desuetude apply to Julian Assange's bail violation in U.K. law?
In most legal systems, there is a timeout after that a crime can't be punished any more. It is desuetude.
Currently, Julian Assange can't leave the Equadorian Embassy of the U.K., because he will be arrested for bail violation.
His previous charges…
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In the Trump Impeachment process what is the legal status of notes?
Let me give some background. In my life I make reports on people's homes. My insurance company forces me to use a standard report report that they issue. Why? Because if I used my own format or my own notes and my work went to a court case, a…
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Could a high school teacher require their students to register to vote in New York?
Suppose that I'm a social studies teacher in a high school in New York state. Odds are good that I'm teaching high school seniors about American history and politics. I want my students to get involved in the system that they're a part of. I tell…
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How can Trump legally serve a third term?
I read on Donald Trump assures that he is "not joking" about the possibility of running for a third term (title Google Translated from French) that Trump is considering serving a third term as president. How can he legally do so?
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Is it legal for voters to take age of candidate into consideration?
Some times in conversations that a candidate is too young/old. I wonder as it is illegal for companies to discriminate on basis of race/age/gender etc.
So will it be illegal for voters to think/decide on these factors?
If it is illegal, how it can…
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Can defendants arraigned in federal court sometimes be "out on bail" secretly with no way for the public to know about or verify the bail?
In this answer to my Politics SE question *Is former president Trump "out on bail" as Chris Christie asserts? If so, were campaign funds used? which ends:
Bail is a particular type of bond in which the defendant submits an upfront payment that will…
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Can a president legally issue an executive order prohibiting someone form becoming the next president?
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President Donald Trump ramped up attacks against his opponent, Joe
Biden, calling Biden the "dumbest of all candidates," and went so far
as to declare, "maybe I'll sign an executive order that you cannot
have him as your president."
Would…
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Why is Julian Assange in jail?
Further to another question asked on these boards:
Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks for jumping bail on 1 May 2019
Presumably, his jail term began immediately upon sentencing, in which case he finished serving his sentence 68+ weeks ago.
He…
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Placing bricks on a sidewalk to instigate protests
Larry is a Marxist-Leninist-Bolshevik revolutionary who wants to instigate a communist revolution in the United States. One day, before a contentious election, Larry unloads two tons of bricks in front of the United States Capitol. He then…
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Can musicians effectively sue politicans that use their songs without permission?
Just about every presidential election cycle I can recall has multiple stories of candidates using songs at their rallies which they have failed to secure permission for. Afterwards, there will a cease and desist letter issued by the band and…
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