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What can a father do to become the primary caregiver?
My girlfriend and I live in Indiana. Someday, we would like to get married and have a baby. And God could surprise us with a baby anytime before marriage too. Ideally, I would like to split parenting responsibilities like my parents did. But she…
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May companies get away with defaulting on debt if they have no large creditors?
According to my financial management textbook (which of course itself might not be accurate),
An involuntary bankruptcy petition may be filed by creditors if both the following conditions are met:
The corporation is not paying debts as they become…
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Could charging a judge with a felony to get them suspended be "scaled up" indiscriminately by the US Department of Justice?
The most recent US president and administration have expressed displeasure with the judges who don't rule in their favor.
A recent action by the US Department of Justice (which may be less independent from the US president than it has traditionally…
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Denying entry to fleabitten service dogs
Say that Dick (who is blind) owns a guide dog to help him navigate. He decides to go to Jane's store to shop. Jane notices that Dick's guide dog is infested with fleas. Can Jane legally expel Dick from the store for this reason?
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Does offering women and children first priority for limited places on a lifeboat breach discrimination law?
In your jurisdiction, would the operators of the Titanic's decision to offer women and children first priority for the limited lifeboat places have amounted to unlawful discrimination (such as on the bases of sex and age), if the current laws on…
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Legal framework and protections for "natural insemination" sperm donors
A woman, who may be single/in a relationship with an infertile partner/in a homosexual relationship, seeks to conceive a child. To this end, she needs a sperm donor.
Due to personal preference, she would have this sperm donated via "natural…
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What is willful blindness?
A couple nights ago the BBC was discussing a case ongoing with a famous person.
I did not catch most it but they said that federal law has a wilful blindness charge and in state courts a person could say "I see nuthing, I hear nuthing, I know…
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Can police lie about legal process?
I understand that in the UK the police can lie to you about the facts of the case during questioning, things like...
we have witnesses
your partner grassed you up
we found your DNA at the scene of the crime.
the victim died this now a murder…
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What is the current legal status of birthright citizenship in the U.S. while legal challenges are ongoing?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This has…
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Is it true that one has to pay import taxes on seized goods?
Bob the smuggler isn't so lucky today as his luggage is screened by customs at the airport. They find all kinds of illegal stuff in there: Lots of cigarettes, marihuana as well as ivory. Obviously, the stuff is seized and he expects criminal…
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Can pardons be discriminatory?
Suppose a president decided to pardon every white inmate in Federal prisons, while letting all other inmates remain incarcerated.
(Not necessarily a reference to current events)
This seems blatantly illegal, but what recourse would the remaining…
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Can statements made by a Juror after a trial be grounds for a re-trial?
If a juror is witnessed making a statement (post trial) that indicated an irrational, biased or bigoted reason for finding someone guilty, could that be grounds for a re-trial?
"I didn't believe that defense witness - everyone knows capricorns are…
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Must companies keep records of internal messages (emails, Slack messages, MS Teams chats, etc.) and if so, for how long?
Must companies keep records of internal messages (emails, Slack messages, MS Teams chats, etc.) in case some court later asks for it, and if so, for how long do they have to keep it? I'm mostly interested in the United States.
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Do businesses need to update the copyright notices of their public facing documents every year?
If a company has a load of client-facing documents (not web pages, think PDFs and various digital handouts) and there are copyright notices on the document pages, does the business need to update the year of copyright in the notice every year?
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Is the jury informed when the person giving testimony has taken a plea deal in exchange for testifying?
In the film Law Abiding Citizen (2009) 2 men (Rupert and Clarence) are involved in a home invasion where the prosecution cuts a deal with Clarence in order to get Clarence to testify against Rupert during his trial.
In such a situation Clarence will…
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