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Criminal law in the Vatican State

According to the media a former ambassador from the Vatican to the Dominican Republic is being put on trial in the Vatican for being in possesion of child pornography. This makes me wonder how the legal system works in the "country" of the Vatican…
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Federal Rules of Procedure - Multi-jurisdictional local rules

Has anyone anyone ever come across a full set of the complete Federal Rules that also contains an indexed version of every jurisdiction's local rules? I looked last year and I know the big 2 didn't offer this as they'd prefer you buy each state…
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Looking for a law textbook that defines legal terms

Are there law textbooks that define legal terms? I would be very interested in such a book. I am a mathematician who likes terms to be defined precisely. I am sure in law classes, legal terms are defined. If it turns out that pretty much every law…
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Is there any way to save a Facebook post as a third-party evidence in court?

Is there any way to save a Facebook post as third-party evidence to use in the court room? I need an authentic way of saving it, where the judge and juries will not cast question on the saving procedure or the authenticity of the Facebook post. To a…
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Other historical forms of punishment besides serving time or money?

I am currently undertaking a personal research project to create a comprehensive list of all forms of punishment that have been meted out by legal systems across history. Common forms of punishment include serving time or paying fines; less common…
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Does USA have free, online legal databases in the same format as AustLII, BAILII, CanLII, CommonLII?

I am acclimatized to the same formats of AustLII, BAILII, CanLII, CommonLII, HKLII, NZLII, etc... These are all so user-friendly! Does USA have anything analogous to the aforementioned FREE, ONLINE LII's? Like USLII? I am NOT asking about Cornell…
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What was the 1879 law that Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) overturned?

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) overturned an 1879 Connecticut law that forbade married couples from using contraceptives. What was that law, exactly?
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The legislative limitations on web pages mirroring

Are there legislative limitations on web pages mirroring? Let me explain the task. If to publish some article with HTTP links in any web site, the source of information that has been used could be checked immediately by clicking on the links,…
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Laws regarding amateur chemistry sets for lawful and safe exploration of science

Last week a squad of 20 members of the weapons of mass destruction division of the FBI shut down my block and raided my apartment. They didn't find what they'd expected to find (basically they found a nerd with a chemistry set) but it reminded me…
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Famous case involving stacking the deck in a standards body

When I first got involved in telecommunications standards back in the 1980's, some standards old-timers gave me an old case to read about one company stacking the deck in standards for steam boilers (I think). As I remember it (30+ years later, so…
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Is there a list of SCOTUS decisions by "side"?

Is there a source that lists all SCOTUS decisions for, say, the past 25 years, which names justices in the majority, versus dissenting justices (even better, separated by written opinion so that separate opinions "on the same side" can be found)?…
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Does the Canadian government translate court cases from English to French and vice versa?

I am currently reading through various tax judgments when a specific case caught my attention. Racine; Demers et Nolin v. Ministre du Revenu National, 1965 CanLII 1108 (CA CÉC), 2 RC de l'É 338 Unfortunately, the entire document is in French, and I…
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Meta theory of the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine

Where can I read more about the meta-theory behind the "fruit of the poisonous tree" doctrine, e.g. what the rationale and purposes of this doctrine are, what makes it legitimate, where it fits within the philosophy of law. I'm not interested in the…
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Resources to learn the art of oral arguments in the courtroom

Courts in India are hugely overburdened. It is common for a court (be it a trial court or High Court or the Supreme Court) to have more than a dozen cases listed before it each day. Under these circumstances, it is difficult for judges to go through…
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On the acquisition of legal rights to sanctioned YouTubers' frozen funds

Note: The following is a thought experiment. Since I am no legal scholar, it is highly likely that its wording needs a lot of improvement. Suggestions for improvement would be most welcome. Suppose that the Government of Syldavia has upset the US…
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