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What is the legality behind hearing aids if we cannot digitally record audio without consent?
From my understanding, hearing aids work the following way:
a microphone picks up nearby sounds
a miniature computer stores the sound data in ram and processes the sound
the processed sound is then sent to the amplifier, then to the speaker, then…
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Can evidence a person gives to aid an investigation then be used to prosecute that person for an unrelated crime?
Consider the following scenario: a person consents to giving some evidence to aid the investigation or prosecution of a criminal,with the reasonable, good-faith assumption that the use of that evidence will be limited in scope to the particular…
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Can I frame my app business as a nonprofit if users can choose the amount to pay to download my app?
This question is inspired by the website https://elementary.io where you can set the amount you want to pay to download the product, which is by default set to $20, and you can even set it to $0 in which case, if you look closely, the button to the…
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What does it mean to "hold and enjoy" an office?
US Constitution, Article 1, Section 3, Clause 7:
Judgment in Cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to
removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any
Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but…
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Can possession of an asset be assumed in US civil court?
I'm wondering about what facts can be assumed in a civil court, or in different terms, is civil court more concerned about the exact argument between parties, rather than actual facts?
In Bitcoin news, a man named Craig Wright won a civil case…
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Does GDPR apply if my web app stores personal data on the user's phone only?
My web app stores personal data about the user, but on the user's phone only (HTML5 Local Storage). The data is never touched by any server or database. I can't see the data. My server can't see the data. I do not store it anywhere outside of the…
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Quitting before the start date: is the non compete enforceable?
Prospective employee E signed a job offer stating that his or her first day of work will be two months into 2022. The contract includes a non-compete agreement (NCA) of a duration of 8 months within 100 km of the employer's headquarters…
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Can you sue the courts and involved agencies for custody orders that proved harmful to you as a child?
One of my friend's parents, we'll call him Jamal, were separated early on. While both of his parents fought vigorously for custody of him and his brother Rodney, the court chose to grant his mother primary custody, awarding his father the right to…
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What legal recourse do citizens have when law enforcement refuse to address crimes for political reasons?
This is a bit of follow-up to this situation, although the question is different and things got much worse.
According to a recent poll, 40% of San Francisco residents are considering moving out of the city. Many attribute this in part to the SF DA,…
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Are there references to generally known public knowledge under U.S. law?
Under some European jurisdictions, the concept of information known by the broad public hence it requires no proof before the court exist and is accepted to be true unless proven otherwise.
Does a similar concept exist under U.S. law?
Can you make…
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What is the copyright status of a journal article written more than 70 years ago?
I read (mostly on Wikipedia), that copyright to a written work expires 70 years after the author's death, or 95 years after the publication by a corporation.
Having said that, the status of journal articles (scientific or other), that includes…
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Can a landlord sell their rental income from a tenant to a third party?
I am thinking about a new business venture, my idea is to create a professional vetting service which helps landlord vet their potential tenants, if a tenant passes the vetting process, I will offer the landlord 80% of 12 month of rent payments up…
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How can a court avoid creating precedent?
There are a number of ways in which a judge may avoid following precedent – overturning or distinguishing a previous ruling, for instance.
However, is there any way for a court (particularly a superior court) to avoid creating a binding precedent,…
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Could all participants of the recent Capitol invasion be charged over the death of Officer Brian D. Sicknick?
Prosecutors in the US Attorney's office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police officer who died Thursday night, a law enforcement official tells CNN.
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I am not a lawyer, not even…
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Why does this movie say a witness can't present a jury with testimony which would assist in making a determination of guilt or innocence?
In The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) movie, assistant federal prosecutor Richard says:
Richard: The witness can't present them [with] testimony that would assist in
making a determination of guilt or innocence.
Why shouldn't the witness present…
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