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Is “do not resuscitate” on a t-shirt a legal order?
A few months back, I watched a House episode that featured him violating a DNR order, and being taken to court for it.
A few days ago, I've come across a do-not-resuscitate t-shirt on one of the t-shirt web-sites, and trying to find the exact site…
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Can a nation A stop nation B from issuing visas to citizens of nation A?
How would it legally work?
For example, could India force U.S. consulates to stop issuing H-1B visas, or other specialized visas, by claiming it amounts to poaching of important human resources?
Edit: I used 'brain drain' as just an example. What…
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In Québec, are restaurants legally required to provide free potable water upon request?
In the province of Québec, are restaurants legally required to provide free potable water upon request?
If so, what is the name/article of this law?
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Are judges immune from prosecution of crimes committed while acting as a judge?
Discussing the civil lawsuit to Hans Reiser's murder conviction, Wikipedia states:
"Judges ... are immune to lawsuits regarding their official conduct."
In the United States, is that true? Surely, if a judge colludes, conspires, or otherwise rigs…
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Are there any remedies for abusive or insulting behavior by agents executing a search warrant?
Suppose I am a particular person who maintains a clean and orderly residence. I have a sign inside my front door asking visitors to put booties over their shoes before entry. Now some LEOs show up with a search warrant for the residence. Is there…
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Am I legally able to use lethal force against a police officer in defense of another?
Hypothetically, let's say I come across a police officer about to discharge his firearm at a person laying face down on the ground, hands in my clear view, clearly (to me) unarmed and apparently complying with the officer's instructions. Am I…
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If a firm gets acquired, must new owners respect past subscriptions?
Reading VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them made me wonder: if a firm gets acquired, must new owners respect past subscriptions?
Over the years, I've used many "unlimited" services that were eventually…
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Why is Harvard allowed to ask for a specific judge in its case against the Trump administration?
From CNN's May 4, 2025 Harvard is taking the Trump administration to court. The judge overseeing the case is no stranger to either side:
Harvard has asked for an expedited final decision rather than an immediate order to restore the money, leaving…
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How does the Federal government have jurisdiction to charge Luigi Mangione?
It's my understanding that the Federal government can only file murder charges on a small subset of murders, like murders of Federal agents or on Federal property. With that in mind, how can the Federal government charge Luigi Mangione with murder?…
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Can an employee demand an exorbitant sum for vital work?
Here's a hypothetical situation:
Alice is the sole software engineer at Bob's company.
Bob notices a software bug and asks Alice to fix it. He tells her that the bug is costing the company $100,000/day.
Alice realizes that it would only take her…
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Terminated employee will not help the company locate its truck
Consider the following hypothetical situation. Joe is an employee of Quality trucking company. Joe drives a tractor trailer for the company. The tractor trailer is owned by
the company.
The company is unhappy with Joe as an employee. One day, while…
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Does consumer protection cover price changes at point of sale?
Just now I booked a flight on booking.com in the following sequence:
The flight was listed as £460
I went through the entire purchase procedure and entered bank details
I went through 2FA to authorise the payment on my banking app on my phone. This…
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Do armed residents engaging in self-defense count as civilians during armed conflict?
Resident T does not hold any official position in an armed group
An Army or a militia from a foreign country not recognized by T's country, enters T's neighborhood.
T attempts to defend his neighborhood and is subsequently killed.
Was T a civilian…
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What's the legal basis for a judge voiding Elon Musk's pay package?
Recently a judge in Delaware voided Elon Musk's contracted pay package with Tesla. Here's a sample story about it:
CNBC - Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation voided by judge, shares slide
And the court's post-trial opinion (January 30,…
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Can one be liable for poisoning food one expects to be stolen?
A friend of mine posted about how someone keeps stealing her food at work, and I recommended she lace it with some insanely hot hot sauce. Someone else commented that she could be liable for poisoning someone if she did that.
The thief is already…
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