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Is "My Cousin Vinny" dismissal actually possible?
In one of my favorite films of all time, 1992's My Cousin Vinny, at the end of the trial when it's abundantly clear the prosecution will lose, at least that's the conclusion the filmmakers want the audience to surmise, Trotter pronounces... "the…
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What's the problem with red ink?
I have repeatedly encountered lawyers who refuse to sign documents using red ink or accept documents that are signed in red ink.
No one has been able to articulate exactly why in my conversations, but there seems to be a belief that red ink is…
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In Germany, is it allowed for an employer to ask an employee to quit his job and threaten to find a critical error to end the contract immediately?
My employer threatened me verbally, saying that he/she will search and find a critical error, in order to end my employment contract immediately, if I don't end the employment relationship from my side.
Is it fine to threaten an employee like this?…
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How does NC's atheism prohibition fit with the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution?
In 1971, the US State of North Carolina rewrote its constitution. According to this source, one of the purposes of this was that "Ambiguities and sections seemingly in conflict with the U.S. Constitution were either dropped or rewritten."
Yet, the…
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Are lawyers allowed to lie about the law during closing arguments?
In his closing arguments during the Kyle Rittenhouse case, the prosecution said (full quote) that
“You lose the right to self-defence when you’re the one who brought the gun, when you’re the one creating the danger, when you’re the one provoking…
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If I'm the CEO and largest shareholder of a public company, would taking anything from my office be considered as a theft?
To summarize it, I'll give an example:
I'm Bill Gates. I own Microsoft. On a desk, there's a Microsoft Surface that is branded by my company. I decide to take it home and never bring it back, although I didn't buy it personally, and the company's…
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Is it legal for a bar bouncer to confiscate a fake ID
Background: I read a Reddit thread where someone had an international passport confiscated from them at a bar. I imagine that the bouncer probably didn't recognize what he was looking at and assumed it was a fake ID.
From what I understand, the…
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Landlord gives 4 months notice to the rental agency which fails to give notice to the tenants
I am renting and I have been given a 1 month and half notice from my rental agency. In UK at the moment the minimum notice is 4 months. The landlord actually says that he gave the agency full 4 months notice and so the agency did not communicate to…
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Is the President at the top of all organ waiting lists?
In the United States, people can often wait for years on organ lists before receiving the organ they need. Does the President automatically move to the top of these lists, should they find themselves in need of an organ, or do they have to wait like…
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Is it a crime to take my own package from a delivery truck before it has reached my home?
Not that I would ever do this, but I'm curious: if I were to go into a stopped delivery truck and remove from it an item that is addressed to me, would this be a crime? If so what crime would it be?
It seems to me that I would not be stealing…
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Pokémon Go hot spots and private property
As we all know Pokémon Go is all the rage.
There have been reports that police stations are common hot spots for gyms and collections. Churches have also been a common hot spot. I think there is also a story where a man bought an old church and…
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Why did this US prosecutor keep asking whether documents would refresh a witness's memory?
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I served on a jury during a criminal trial in the United States several years ago. There was a strangely formal interaction that repeated itself a few times during the trial.
The prosecutor, while holding some document, would ask a…
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If the police search my vehicle or house without my consent, and they don't find anything, what recourse is there?
I understand that if the police perform an illegal search, then any evidence found during that search will be excluded from a trial, but what if they didn't find any evidence?
If the police do an illegal search, and they don't find anything, is…
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Do I have legal rights against a company that offered me a raise to not leave, and then promptly fired me after turning down the other offer?
I was just informed of this situation that occurred somewhere by a co-worker, and was wondering what the legal ramifications are (U.S. Law). To be clear, the scenario is as follows:
I tell my boss I've been offered a position at another company.
My…
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How is it legal for a hospital to put two patients together in the same room in the US?
In the United States we have HIPAA regulations in place to (among other things) prevent healthcare providers, insurance providers, and any other entity that handles medical information from leaking patient information.
From my experience with…
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