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School tricking/forcing students to create content for school's website
A Computer Engineer school (which shall remain anonymous) has issued an assignment to almost every student, which is to produce a short (3-5min) tutorial of a given student-specific subject.
The school website coincidentally has a "Tutorial video"…
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Placing a Police Officer Under Citizen's Arrest
If you place a police officer under citizen's arrest, does that officer still hold the authority to arrest you?
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What rules apply to searches of a private college dorm room by university police?
In the United States, private colleges often have campus police, who are employed by the school but are sworn law enforcement officers with full police power in a certain jurisdiction (which can easily extend beyond the campus). Colleges also have…
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Self incrimination vs. obstruction of justice / destruction of evidence
Suppose a police officer has probable cause to arrest me based on evidence in plain sight. He wants to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if…
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Why can't I add a governing law to my terms of service to avoid GDPR?
I've heard from fairly reliable sources that you can't avoid GDPR by using your website's terms of service as way to circumvent that law. From what I have seen online, if your website serves European users, it must obey that law. However, if a…
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Legal authority for a Police Officer to force one out of a private vehicle
Lets say you're sitting in a fast-food parking lot eating the food you just purchased from the establishment. Your windows are rolled up and the vehicle is turned off. A police officer pulls into the lot and stops behind your car and turns on his…
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What does "actual knowledge" mean in the context of DMCA safe harbors?
According to 17 U.S. Code § 512 - Limitations on liability relating to material online (emphasis mine):
A service provider shall not be liable for monetary relief, or, except as provided in subsection (j), for injunctive or other equitable relief,…
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Was the Dec. 2018 arrest of Huawei's CFO in Canada legal?
Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of the Chinese company Huawei was recently arrested in Canada, and is facing extradition to the US, allegedly on charges of breaking violating U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The thing is, Meng isn't a US national, isn't on US soil and…
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What did Colorado say in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission that Kennedy found to be "neither tolerant or respectful"?
In today's decision by the Supreme Court in the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Justice Kennedy said the treatment of the baker was "neither tolerant or respectful". In the opinion on page 2 it says:
As the record…
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What is the legal mechanism by which the GDPR might apply to a business with no presence in the EU?
My family has a small side business selling some things through the internet. As far as I know, we aren't likely to have any customers who are EU citizens, but it's certainly not outside the realm of possibility, and I wouldn't be opposed to…
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If a driver is stopped by police, does the officer have the right to demand car documents?
Whenever someone is stopped by police because of a traffic violation or a regular check, does the police officer have the right to demand car documents and proof of insurance without a search warrant?
Please note that the question is about the car…
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Would I have a reasonable cause of action to consider suing a science centre for violating disability rights law?
As someone who is both totally blind and hard-of-hearing, I rely on tactile feedback a lot. I live in Oregon, and I heard that a new exhibit was going to be stationed permanently, so I wouldn't have to travel far. Yet, this website claims that they…
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Can a person be prosecuted for unknowingly possessing illegal computer files?
Today there was a news article that claims researchers have found illegal files embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain. This is a large database-type file that contains a list of all the Bitcoin transactions that have ever happened along with possible…
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Do the police need probable cause or a search warrant to search a rental car being driven by someone who didnt rent the vehicle?
I'm not seeking legal advice, but rather I'm seeking others thoughts and reasoning on a case that has been disposed of already, which seems to be a violation of constitutional rights afforded to individuals against police performing illegal search…
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Who owns the code when my employer wants something similar to my existing open source project?
I have a similar situation to this question.
My employer hired me knowing that I work on some open source projects, but for a long time, showed no interest in my open source projects. Now they want me to work on something similar to one of my…
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