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Can someone explain the Trump immunity ruling?
The US Supreme Court handed down their ruling in the presidential immunity case regarding Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrection. From what I've been able to tell from news reports, they said that the President has immunity for "official acts",…
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What law governs shopping carts?
The title may sound a bit funny but it is something I spent a few hours thinking about during a recent car trip :)
In my country in order to get a shopping cart, you have to insert a coin. When returning the cart, you get back the coin you had…
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Can a bank sue someone that disseminates information that starts a bank run that destroys the bank?
Specifically, could Silicon Valley Bank sue the Founders Fund and other VCs that had companies they invested in withdraw their funds?
Has any bank ever successfully done this?
To clarify, I'm not asking about the act of withdrawing funds, but…
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Is it true that it's not illegal for a parent to sell their 13-year-old child to a drug dealer?
My question is prompted by an episode of the TV show Law & Order, specifically the 6th-season episode titled "Slave".
In the episode, a couple of the lawyers state as fact that it is not illegal for a parent to sell their child. That seems clearly…
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Can bills (the documents of laws/legislation) have pictures? Or text only? Can images become part of the legal code?
Asking out of plain curiosity. I tried googling, but just couldn't find a combination of keywords that didn't bring up irrelevant results.
Laws become law when the congress approves of a "bill" - a document that dictates and explains the terms of…
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If I cause a crash can I delete my dash cam footage?
If I am driving a car and get into a crash that is 100% my fault can I rip my dash cam down and delete the footage or completely refuse to give the footage to anyone or am I legally required to provide that footage?
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How is a plain-clothes officer entering your house not an unreasonable search?
In Wooden v United States:
Wooden was sitting at home one evening when he heard a knock at his door. He answered to find an unknown man, who asked to speak with Wooden’s wife. Wooden invited the stranger inside while he went to get her. The…
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Is it legal to go take my license plates off a car I sold, without realizing I should keep my plates?
I sold a car a year ago in TX and didn't realize that I should take the plates off. The buyer has taken full advantage of this and is racking up lots of tolls in my name. Fortunately I'm able to get the tolls dismissed by showing the bill of sale…
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Held indefinitely for contempt of court?
Tommy Gregory Thompson is a former deep-sea treasure hunter and is about to mark his fifth year in jail for contempt of court for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing coins made from gold found in an historic shipwreck. The normal…
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"attempted murder" of a dead man?
This question inspired by an episode of a certain popular TV detective show.
Mr Smith hates Mr Jones, and plots to kill him. Smith enters Jones' house, and shoots him in bed, while also setting up an alibi for himself. The clever detective quickly…
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Does a private citizen in the US have the right to make a "Contact the Police" poster?
Imagine the following hypothetical situation. Assume the location is in the United States.
Mary had a credit card stolen by a suspect. The suspect used the credit card at a store. The manager of the store, Adam, saved video surveillance of the…
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Can a person start new businesses to compete relentlessly with someone they hate?
Let's take two people, Alice and Bob. Alice offends Bob in some way and Bob is determined to take revenge. He does this by starting new businesses to compete with Alice, e.g. if Alice owns a restaurant, he starts a new restaurant nearby, sells…
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California: "For quality assurance, this phone call is being recorded"
In California, it is illegal to record phone calls without the consent of all parties involved.
However, when you call corporate phone number, you often get a message to the effect of "For quality assurance reasons, this call is being…
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Do I have the right to enter into someone house without permission if my child is in there?
Here's the situation
Main persons:
my daughter Maria, 16 years old
my daughter's friend Mario, over 18 years old
My daughter was asked by her friend Mario to hang out at someone's house.
At 1:00 am, while I and her oldest brother (20 years old)…
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Jurors not allowed to talk to each other during the trial?
Apparently many judges instruct jurors not to discuss the case in progress. What is the rationale for this, other than just yet another tactic to marginalize juries and prevent them from trying cases?
A related issue is asking questions. Obviously…
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