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If the President's power to grant pardons is absolute, could he face any consequences?

Does the Presidential power to pardon include the power to avoid any consequences? Consider this hypothetical situation: An extremely rich individual (a US citizen) gets involved in a sordid love affair, and winds up charged and convicted of…
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How Can NASA Images/Videos Not Be Copyrighted?

NASA content - images, audio, video, and computer files used in the rendition of 3-dimensional models, such as texture maps and polygon data in any format - generally are not…
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Can a US President, after impeachment and removal, be re-elected or re-appointed?

This answer in its present form states If Donald Trump were impeached and blocked from running again (which is one of the things that impeachment can do, disqualify from office)... Is that true? Does impeachment by the House of Representatives,…
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How can the US president give an order to a civilian?

I remember reading that the US president can give an order to a civilian via some special letter. (The example given involved an IT company employee ordered to install a back-door in the company's infrastructure.) However, I cannot find this…
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ISP is not hashing the password I log in with online. Should I take any action?

I just phoned the customer support number for my ISP for the first time and was surprised to be asked the fourth and fifth characters of my password, specifically the one I used to log into my account on their website, not a special password for use…
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Can a significant change in incentives void an employment contract?

Recently over at The Workplace there was a question regarding an employee withholding valuable information that they developed in their spare time. According to their employment contract all intellectual property they develop, regardless of work…
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When is ignorance a legal defense?

In the United States, under what circumstances is ignorance of a law or legal principle a defense against legal action?
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Does ripping up the only signed contract form invalidate it?

Suppose I sign a contract in front of witnesses, but then immediately tear it up. Is the contract still binding?
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Why does the victim have to press charges?

Case in point that was in the news: "BART identifies man in viral video of racist attack on train", East Bay Times A California man attacked a stranger while expressing his hatred of the victim's ethnicity. Everything was caught on video. It seems…
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Are jurors allowed to teach law to one another?

I vaguely recall in the case of Oracle v. Google in regards to Java v. Android that was happening in a district court physically located in San Jose, California, that one of the jurors was familiar with the process and procedure of acquiring…
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If someone steals something of mine, is it legal to steal it back?

Let's say someone steals my phone. I use tracking tools to figure out where it is, then call it to make it ring (so I know it is my phone and not just someone else's with the same model). If I take it back, is that theft too? Do I need a police…
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Should I serve jury duty when I have no respect for the judge?

My son was once sentenced to 3 years in prison in a particular case. The individual(s) that took him to court had deep personal connections with law officials in our small county. This seems to have resulted in an unjust outcome as described…
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How do U.S. judges decide which of very many cases to cite in their opinions?

I have been wondering about this for a very long time, but I am going to draw my examples from Judge Howell's recent memorandum opinion in Perkins Coie v. U.S. because that is what I have been reading most recently. Please understand that the…
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Why does the United Kingdom's handgun ban not apply to Northern Ireland?

I know that the United Kingdom banned civilian handgun ownership in 1997. I also know that the ban does not apply to Northern Ireland, and one can buy a handgun there through the same process used to buy rifles and shotguns in Great Britain. Why is…
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Am I legally obligated to answer Census questions?

I am one of the "lucky" people who received in the mail a much more extensive census from the US Census Bureau. It is a thick book of perhaps thirty pages of extremely personal and intimate questions. It includes some really surprising questions…
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