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If a man is raped, resulting in pregnancy, and the woman chooses to carry the child to term, is the man still responsible for child support?
Inspired by Is it true that men are forced to pay child support for children they didn't consent to have?
Let's say Alice rapes Bob and becomes pregnant. She then carries the child to term, against Bob's wishes. Can she then compel Bob to pay child…
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If applied in the United States, what is the most obvious legally functional difference between the British and American "mirandizing" phrase?
In the United States, police must read your rights regarding police questioning as shown below1:
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you…
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What crimes did Rosenbaum commit when he engaged Rittenhouse?
The jury has found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of murder of Joseph Rosenbaum based on the defense's claim that he acted in self defense.
Given the facts outlined by this NPR article, it appears that the strongest evidence for such claim comes from…
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What's the most crucial issue when deciding Senator Cruz's citizenship?
Donald Trump is threatening to sue Senator Cruz for his citizenship issue. I understand Senator Cruz was born to an American mother and Cuban father in Canada .
I understand it would not be an issue if he had been born in the U.S. or its territory…
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Do I really have to Open Source my project?
I'm currently working on a software which uses another software under the GPL version 3 license:
https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion/blob/dev/LICENSE
Now someone just came to me and said I have to Open Source my project or I can get in…
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Is the requirement to have positive attitude discriminatory?
Many companies list "positive attitude" as a requirement for the candidates, including job positions that have nothing to do with customer service or management (for which jobs it could be reasonably justified).
However, some people have major…
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Can a university make rules about students' lives outside campus?
I recently noticed that my university has a Covid-related policy stating that students are not permitted to attend public gatherings off-campus. Today, they officially stated that students breaking this rule can be expelled. The institution is…
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Landlord wants access to CCTV footage after we leave and possibly in realtime while we live there
Not sure if this question belongs here, so apologies in advance if I have made a mistake.
My landlord has asked me to purchase a CCTV camera to be placed above the front door. We have had a few disturbances in our area recently and they said that…
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What prevents laws from being interpreted pedantically?
In some discussion on another StackExchange, 18 US Code §1464 came up, which states:
Whoever utters any obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or…
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Who owns copyright on works found in a storage unit/attic?
So in this question the OP bought the contents of a storage unit whose owner had failed to keep up with payments. In it they found an unpublished manuscript, which they thought was pretty cool and wanted to publish it.
There are answers and…
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Can people criticize the Imperial Family in Japan?
Can people criticize the Imperial Family in Japan? I can't find a case or article about law, people in prison, or deportation of a foreigner for criticizing the Imperial Family.
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If someone orders a pizza in the US and doesn't pay for it, could they be arrested?
If you were to order a pizza in the US and didn't pay for it afterwards, could you be arrested?
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USA: Can a witness take the 5th to avoid perjury?
Lawyer Alice is questioning witness Bob. Bob is not on trial, and no one has accused him of a crime. Alice demands Bob answer a particular question with either a "Yes" or a "no." Bob believes that doing so would mislead the court so greatly that he…
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Is it legal to track users of pirated software?
I'm making a piece of software right now, and I'm just doing it in my free time, so I'm not too serious about it. I want to make a version of the software and put a tracker in it that interfaces with Google Analytics. That will allow me to track…
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What are some possible law suits or civil actions the Las Vegas shooting victims could take?
I assume that many, if not all of the businesses, corporations and individuals who were operating and supplying services at the time of the Las Vegas Strip shootings (Wikipedia) - such as hotels, concert promoters, etc. - to guests and concert…
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