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Is the term "evil" defined in law?
An infamous clause found occasionally in software licenses is:
The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil.
This clause has been discussed in many places, including Software Engineering Stack Exchange and Open Source Stack Exchange.
While a lot…
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What happens with the ownership of land where the landowner no longer exists?
When the houses in my area in England were built, a small patch of land remained unused / not build on. This was about 50 years ago. While all other land was sold off with the houses, this patch of land remained to be owned by the company that build…
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Has any law failed a test of rational basis?
Has any federal or state law ever been struck down because it had no rational basis, in a case where that was the standard for constitutionality?
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Can a crime victim sue the prosecutor that prosecuted the crime?
This is an unusual situation, probably not what you are expecting.
A few years ago, my addicted son would demand money from his mother (my wife) while I was at work. She would say no, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. He always had a excuse for…
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I am a US citizen but have never lived in the US. Who is my Congress member?
This seemed like the most appropriate SE site to ask this question. If you can think of anywhere better please feel free to migrate it there.
I was born outside the United States to American parents, and am therefore a US citizen (social security…
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What is the purpose of not having jury trials for juveniles?
In the US, there is no right to trial by jury in juvenile court. I don't remember the SCOTUS case where that was decided, but IIRC the basis of the decision was that violations committed by juveniles are not "crimes," and therefore do not fall under…
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In the US are new product safety features implemented by manufacturers ipso facto proof that they were aware their earlier products were unsafe?
I've been reading up on features to make table saws safer and in one forum there was a post that said, basically, manufacturers have had no incentive to license a table-saw safety device from the inventor because doing so would only increase their…
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Is Kali Linux's "Undercover" mode legal?
Kali Linux, a Linux distribution for ethical hackers and penetration testers, has an "Undercover" mode that makes its UI look like Windows 10. It copies the desktop background, Windows logo Start menu icon, and the overall look and feel of the UI.…
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Do countries (with rule of law) exist where a court can require the legislature to vote on a law in order to clear ambiguities?
I thought of this due to Roe V. Wade being recently overturned. From my understanding, (and if I am mistaken, then just take this as a hypothetical) it is not clear to everyone whether the constitution allows states to limit the right to abortions.…
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Are foreign consulates located in the United States considered foreign territory when it comes to abortion laws?
My friend and I got into a debate whether a woman could step into a foreign consulate, take an abortion pill, then leave without fear of prosecution if abortion is illegal in the State where she resides. (More of a hypothetical question considering…
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"Pressing charges" - is it needed to bring a charge?
In movies, it is often the case that we see police decline to proceed with a case because the victim "refused to press charges". Recently we saw this with the battery of Chris Rock by Will Smith on global TV that the LAPD refused to bring charges on…
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Placebo doping in sport
It is illegal in most sports to take any of a list of banned performance-enhancing substances. There are governing bodies across sport to enforce these restrictions.
If an athlete were to honestly believe that they were taking such a substance,…
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Is it legal to describe something exactly as "cheese" without asterisks or other qualification if it doesn't contain any dairy?
Is the marketing statement "our cheese is made of 100% plant ingredients" false advertising and is it legal?
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What legal basis existed or may have been argued in defence, as to why the "Colston Four" should be acquitted?
In this weeks UK news, we read that the Colston Four were acquitted. For those unaware, these were four individuals who played an active role during BLM protests, in pulling down and dumping in the water a prominent and contentious statue of someone…
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Is this "Bait-And-Switch" defence possible?
I was kind of inspired by a television programme I was watching recently - I won't spoil it by saying its name.
Let's say my friend committed a murder and wanted to get away with it. So together we conspire to frame me for the crime. By subtly…
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