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Is there any way to hold a judge accountable for the harm caused by a bad decision?

Here's a hypothetical scenario, loosely based on something that actually happened to some people I know. Bob attacks Alice and injures her. Bob is charged with assault and battery. Trial by jury is waived, and Bob appears before a judge for his…
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Why do courts dismiss cases as moot?

Trump recently received a subpoena that would have forced him to testify at a trial. He appealed it saying he couldn't be compelled to testify as the sitting president. The appeal is now dismissed as moot since he is no longer president: While…
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Is it legal for an oil company to charge customers a different price per gallon for the same oil?

I found out recently that my oil company is charging me and some of my neighbors almost twice as much as other neighbors for the same type of oil. The difference is per gallon so the amount shouldn't be a factor. Is there any legal recourse we can…
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Is marriage automatically cancelled for immigration violation?

I met my husband in Laos when I was traveling there in 2017. We got married and he came to the U.S. K-1 visa in 2018. He got his temporary green card in 2019, which is good for two years. In the year 2021 things didn’t work out between us, and we…
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In the US are jurors actually judging guilt?

Is it true that in US law jurors are not actually judging guilt, but rather whether the case against a person has been made in accordance with the concepts of all reasonable doubt? This meaning that US laws allows the possibility for an innocent…
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What's the legal term for a law or a set of laws which are realistically impossible to follow in practice?

As an example, at one point during New York's COVID vaccination campaign Governor Cuomo issued the following rules: If you vaccinate someone who is not eligible, you're getting a huge fine If you don't use up your vaccine doses, you're getting a…
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Brute force, mass image production copyright trolling?

Let's say I have an "infinite computer" that could iterate through and generate 1000x1000px images iterating through all colour combinations (I understand there would be waaaaaay too much data, but let's suppose). Then I go and claim these images as…
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Is it legal to acquire radioactive materials from a smoke detector (in the USA)?

I was recently reading about a Boy Scout that created a nuclear reactor from scratch, and I was wondering if it's legal to acquire radioactive materials from a smoke detector. I'm aware that he was arrested for stealing some from a nearby hotel, but…
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Does revealing the owner of an anonymous forum account breach GDPR (or other) laws?

This whole thing is to do with using an IP address to identify an anonymous forum account and then sharing details of the ownership of this account with another member. I will explain the best I can: I'm a creative professional and frequent a forum…
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Clicking ads as a form of protest or boycott

Would it be legal to click on ads on the internet, as a form of protest or boycott, making the advertisers waste time, money, or resources for something that you are not actually interested in? What exactly would make it legal or illegal, and why?…
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Has there been any case on which all justices of the US Supreme Court disagreed?

For cases decided by the US Supreme Court, one justice is tasked with writing the majority opinion, and if there is not unanimous support for the decision, then another justice is tasked with writing the dissenting opinion. Concurring opinions may…
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Can I sue for being banned from a federal museum?

When I was three years old, my dad received a notice from our local interpretive center banning him and his children from the premises. This museum is federal property, coordinated and overseen by US fish and wildlife and the Corps of Engineers. We…
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(When) are police required to identify themselves?

It was my understanding that when a citizen asks for an officer's name and badge number, they're required to provide it to you (in Michigan). Is there a law pertaining to this? If so, is it only the case if I'm being detained, cited, or arrested, or…
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Status of a trademarked but public domain work of fiction

There is a series of books published in the early 20th century. Copyright on at least some of them have expired; they are in the public domain, and are being widely republished. However, the descendants of the author have trademarked the names of…
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The legal length of one month

Referring specifically to employment contracts in England, I've seen contracts that specify "one month of notice" to be given before termination of the contract. This does not specify whether this means one calendar month or a specific number of…
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