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Does a politician’s promise to "overthrow" the current system and replace it with a “Socialist World” rise to treason?
18 USC §2381 Treason.
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be…
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Can a government in the US enforce administration of a drug onto a US citizen during a public health crisis?
Is there a law or a judgment from a Court in the United States wherein it is established that a government (at any level) in the US, during an officially declared public health crisis, can enforce administration of a drug/medical treatment onto a US…
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Can you be accused of hotlinking/copyright violation if you use an iframe?
Can you be accused of hotlinking or copyright infringement if you use an iframe (web element) of another website?
Can you be sued for this if the website doesn't prevent iframe using and doesn't expressly forbid it?
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How can casinos take "extrajudicial" measures against card counters?
"Cardcounting" is technically legal, but frowned upon by casinos, because it violates the "unwritten law" that casinos are supposed to come out ahead. When card counters are caught, casinos can expel them under threat of being charged with…
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Could a charity manufacture patented medications for free?
Let's say there is a patented medication that is very effective and very expensive at the pharmacy, say $1,000/dose. But also assume that the medicine only costs $1 to formulate - most of the "cost" was in the research.
I understand that a competing…
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Can an officer wipe snow off a windshield to verify a registration or parking permit?
In my New Jersey residence it is required to have a parking sticker to park on a residential street, a sticker placed left-rear of the vehicles.
This particular day there was snow on the vehicles, and the officer verifying parking stickers was…
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Under GDPR, can I give permission once to allow everyone to store and process my data?
If I own the data, can I declare, as part of my personal freedom, that I basically agree that my specific data can be stored and processed anywhere by anybody, without asking myself every time?
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Are unaudited server logs admissible in a court of law?
Are internal server logs produced by a firm that has no standards compliance certification and does not conduct any third party audits admissible as evidence? If not, what certification is generally sufficient?
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When can an NDA be legally broken?
This question is purely theoretical, I promise.
Let's say a person signed a Non-Disclosure agreement under certain terms, and then, somehow, they witnessed an illegal act but were forbidden to report it to the police by the agreement. If they…
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What are my options legally if NYC company is not paying salary?
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I was just let go today, May 8. After being let go, 2-3 hours later I was asked to sign a general release. Obviously I declined. I told them I cannot sign a general release as I have a claim to unpaid wages.
Original Post:
I asked a…
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What does "this software is licensed, not sold" really mean?
When paying for software, the EULA often contains the clause "This software is licensed, not sold." I'm confused on what this clause actually means regarding one's ownership of the software. I have heard two possible interpretations of this…
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What happens if you break a law in another country outside of that country?
Let's say I wanted to deliver a book that is banned in Bob's country. This book is not banned in my country. I understand that if I go to his country to deliver it, I may get arrested, because I'm breaking the law of possessing the book. What…
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Why is Miller's case titled R (Miller)?
Why is Miller's case titled R (Miller)?
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
The meaning of R is Regina (Queen). This is confusing me. Wasn't the case brought by 'an individual(s) v the government'? Why is the title…
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If an FBI or some law enforcement agent is on the Dark Web posing as a user, does this constitute entrapment?
If an FBI or some law enforcement agent is on the Dark Web posing as a user, does this constitute entrapment?
They do not inform you of their status. Sharing personal information is not very frequent there, but if it does come up and they directly…
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Do people have the right to comment or live blog professional sports in the United States?
Do private persons have the freedom to live blog or comment on games on progress in professional sports?
For example, can a web caster watch the game on TV and then give his running commentary and graphics showing the score on his web site or on…
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