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Would a lifetime gym membership be subject to bankruptcy proceedings?
A person in the state of Washington purchases a gym membership that entitles them (and them alone) to visit the gym for the rest of their lifetime, in exchange for a single lump sum payment. A few years later said person fails to pay down their…
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Is there a law against signing a contract to do something illegal?
Inspired by this question over on workplace.SE - Severance contract requires a lie. Is this enforceable?
If you sign a contract wherein you agree to do something illegal, but have no intention of committing the act (and never actually do), is that…
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Is a sign that only says "POSTED", nothing else, sufficient to be understood as "No Trespassing"?
In 2014 I hiked in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States of America. The trail passed a sign that had a single word on it: "POSTED". There was no other text on the sign either on the front or on the back. Not understanding what it…
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Elder relative unwilling to change will to reflect current wishes
An elder relative, over 100 years old but with their mental faculties remarkably intact, has informed me after the death of their eldest child that I will be the executor of their estate. Let's say the estate's total value is more than $1 million…
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Legal basis of statement by British Food Standards Agency that companies may label as "sunflower oil" what is not sunflower oil?
Recently in Britain the Food Standards Agency issued advice that food items may be offered for sale labelled as "sunflower oil" (a product that has become scarcer owing to the Russo-Ukrainian war) which do not actually contain any sunflower…
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Have draft SCOTUS opinions been leaked before?
A draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson has been leaked. Cathi Herrod of the Center for Arizona Policy has claimed:
It is totally unprecedented for a draft opinion to be leaked.
Is it unprecedented, or have draft SCOTUS opinions been leaked before?
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If a minor requested a doctor prescribe her birth control, can she demand the doctor not disclose her request to her parents?
Let's say a 16 year old girl manages to speak to her doctor in private during a regular appointment and requests birth control. She is afraid her parents would respond poorly to knowing she is considering sexual intercourse, and so requests the…
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Can a racist business owner legally get away with saying he only wants to hire people that 'look white'?
This is a belated follow up to an earlier question where I asked how one can get away with hiring actors of an appropriate race when BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications) exceptions do not apply to race. The answer was that you can't insist…
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Were USA states really this disconnected in 1964, and was bigamy really punished by death?
I've just watched the The Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode Three Wives Too Many from 1964.
In it, a man has a wife in four different USA states, traveling between them constantly and keeping them secret from one another. Apparently, the punishment was…
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Is it legal to refuse an offer for real estate which is above the asking price, when there are no other offers by the published due date
A house in California is for sale with asking price of X .
A buyer engages with an agent and finds out in writing that offers will be accepted until a certain date.
A buyer submits a formal written offer of Y, which is greater than X , prior to the…
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If I buy a stolen item from party A, and then party A spends the proceeds, who is entitled to the item?
Is the original owner entitled to their property back while I am entitled to recover the sum paid for it from party A, or does the item somehow become rightfully mine, or... how does this all work?
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Why is it so hard to try Khalid Sheikh Muhammad?
Trials of major terrorists happen quite often in Europe, but in America, it has taken 2 decades since 9/11 for the trial of the confessed mastermind to even start in military court. (This is longer than it took from the end of the Holocaust to…
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US: Is there any subject that it is unlawful to teach in schools?
In the US, are there any laws that restrict certain subjects or topics, or parts thereof, from being taught in schools?
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Is it against the law to deny service based on (young) age?
My daughter was asked to leave a pet shop as she was unaccompanied by an adult and was under 14. She was in there with the intention of making a genuine purchase and there is no way she would have been doing anything that would be considered…
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Is there any law that states how far you can dig underground in the United States?
Is there any law that states how far you can dig underground in the United States? Are you allowed to dig as far as you can or is there some kind of limit defined by the law? I am wondering because there must be a lot of resources available to mine…
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