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Do early termination fees hold up in court?
Adobe is being sued by the FTC for including an unadvertised 50% early termination fee (ETF) in their “annual paid monthly” plan. The FTC seeks to have Adobe recompense the users, make cancellation easy and efficient, ban similar practices, and even…
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In the absence of an agreement addressing the issue, is there any US law giving a university copyright in an undergraduate student's class paper?
In the absence of any agreement between the student and the college or university addressing the issue of copyright, is there any US law that gives the university the copyright in the student's paper?
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Could an investor sue the CEO or company for not delivering on promised technological breakthroughs?
Elon Musk is pretty famous for promising imminent full self-driving every year and not delivering.
Could an investor sue the CEO or company for not delivering on promised technological breakthroughs like this?
I'm assuming that the answer is "no",…
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Why does the Trump immunity decision further delay the trial?
Why is Trump heralding this as a victory, and why are Democrats and the liberal justices saying this puts the president above the law?
There’s another excellent question on the Trump immunity decision with a lot of answers, but I still have…
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Can a salary be reduced?
My company is restructuring positions and salary ranges, and they are informing people about their new salaries (sometimes 20% lower than their current salaries).
Is it legal for the employer to lower your salary?
They are going to provide a new…
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Does a US city have the legal power to stop spam mail?
I live in a small apartment building that gets an onslaught of spam mail. Endless offers and coupon newspapers, etc all addressed to "To the resident of so and so". I, as a concerned and annoyed citizen, wish that this spam mail would stop because…
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Is it legal for a US state to use general anesthesia before executing a prisoner?
It seems that that the controversy regarding how much suffering an execution causes could be ended by just using general anesthesia ahead of the execution. Is it legal for a US state to use general anesthesia before executing a prisoner? If the…
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Is it an offence to disregard a no-contact court order when the other person is extremely complicit?
Alice and Bob are in an intimate relationship and Bob gets drunk and hits Alice which he is convicted of. Part of the legal outcome is that he is prohibited from going near Alice, but they secretly get back together on the basis that Alice is not…
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How many separate judicial systems are there in the United States?
At minute 17:30 of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJOpSkyBl2Y the lecturer claims there are 51 separate court systems.
But I count at least 52: 50 states, the federal system, and Washington DC. Does DC count as a separate judicial…
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Can a "You must use this property as primary residence for x years" clause be added to home-sale? Would it differ if the buyer were taking a loan?
My friend and I were discussing the problem of investment properties; a residence owned by someone but not actually their primary residence (the problem being market inflation and reduction of available homes). We got into a debate about adding a…
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What does the long underscore in United States case citations stand for?
United States court cases are commonly cited like this:
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
So... what is "___" here?
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Emergency Room Obligation
Much along the lines of Can a doctor make you pay for something you didn't explicitly agree to pay for?
Imagine Bob is struck unconscious by a hit & run, then transported by ambulance to the Emergency Room.
Bob wakes up two weeks later and checks…
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Do Federal courts have the authority to dismiss charges brought in a Georgia Court?
News Headlines indicate: Mark Meadows asks federal court for Georgia charges to be dismissed
Under what statute do Federal courts have the authority to intervene in a state (Georgia) trial? Any examples of precedent are appreciated. BTW IANAL and…
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Is it illegal for an American to go to North Korea?
Is it illegal for US citizens to travel to North Korea?
It may currently be impossible and probably a very bad idea, but is it actually illegal?
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How do laws against computer intrusion handle the modern situation of devices routinely being under the de facto control of non-owners?
Current versions of Microsoft Windows will automatically update themselves.
That's usually great, but they also are designed to update themselves even if the owner of the device wants them to not do that. I could send them a certified letter…
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