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What is the legal basis of requiring permission before one can link to a webpage?
I came across the "Linking Terms" of OTC Markets Group Inc.'s website:
PLEASE READ THESE LINKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("LINKING TERMS") BEFORE LINKING TO THIS WEB SITE. YOU MAY NOT LINK TO THIS WEBSITE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT AND COMPLY WITH THESE…
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Can Hollywood discriminate on the race of their actors?
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later addenda, employers in the US "cannot discriminate" on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information.…
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Where is the line at which the producer of a product cannot be blamed for the stupidity of the user of that product?
It seems to me that no matter how thorough your warnings are, there will always be someone foolish enough to get themselves hurt in a way you couldn't have expected. Is there a line somewhere at which any injuries are the user's fault, not the…
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Can I request a copy of my personal data (GDPR) from email-scammers and sue them if they don't comply?
So, I've been receiving a lot of spammails recently and I'm pretty fed up with them.
I've also been wondering, how they got access to my mail-address, so I sent a request of information so I can see, what data they store about me, where they got it…
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Is it criminal for POTUS to engage GA Secretary State over Election results?
Given recent headlines regarding the Trump-Raffensperger phone call regarding GA election results, experts like Preet Bharara indicate criminal conduct. If this is true,
What exactly would a prosecutor charge? State? Federal?
Would Trump be…
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Is a lawyer allowed to "rescue" his witness on redirect, and if so, when?
A lawyer puts up an expert witness to testify on a technical matter. The opposition leads him through several questions on "cross," and then concludes with, "So it is possible that X could have occurred?" (X being an event that helps the cross…
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Is wearing ACLU's "Let People Vote Pin" to the polling place considered electioneering?
For context, the region I'm in is Sangamon County, Illinois.
I ordered an ACLU pin from their shop. I expect it to arrive before November 3rd and I am excited to wear it at the polling place. I am, however, not certain if this is permitted under the…
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Job interview adjustment request was ignored. Is this an act of discrimination?
Imaginary situation: a candidate arrives to a job interview for a position of software engineer. She had notified the HR manager that she has severe mobility problems and thus can't move around unless absolutely necessary. However, the interviewer…
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In the US, can a state court issue a subpoena against, arrest, try, convict, or jail the US president?
The US president has the authority to grant a pardon to a person other than himself in respect of a federal crime, even before the person has been indicted. There has also been some discussion over whether he can issue a federal self-pardon. But he…
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Why do we need lawyers in the Judicial system?
Law is supposed to be known to all citizens.
It is also assumed (implicitly) that it is correctly understood: Ignorance or misinterpretation is not an excuse before the judge.
So why are we required to be represented by lawyers in criminal and civil…
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As an employer, can I compel my employees to vote?
Obviously an employer absolutely can't require employees to vote for any particular candidate (or even to vote for any candidate rather than spoiling their ballot), but if it was included as a clause in employees' contracts that they must (in…
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Are employers legally allowed to pay employees in goods and services equal to or greater than the minimum wage?
In the United States, full-time employees (not contractors) must be paid a minimum wage per hour. Assuming both parties agree to it, are they legally allowed to be paid in goods and services equal to or greater than the minimum wage?
For example,…
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Is it legal to have unpaid volunteer moderators (or other types of volunteers) on a for-profit community website?
It seems like everyone does it. I've never heard of a paid moderator (though I'm sure they probably exist). From what I've gathered, however, it sounds like having any kind of volunteers is illegal for any for-profit business in the US, based on…
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Does the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike licence allow you to specify exactly how attribution must be given?
Prompted by this Meta Stack Exchange discussion
Stack Exchange uses the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license for user contributions. But in the footer of every page is a link to a blog post specifying how attribution should…
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How do free-speech protections in the United States apply in public to corporate misrepresentations?
Last night, I was driving behind a truck that had a very official-looking sign like this:
(Sign says, "WARNING STAY BACK 200 FT. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELDS!")
Some cursory Googling brought me to this page from an attorney (who is…
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