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Can you be made a citizen against your will and extradited?
Can someone who does not consider himself a US citizen be extradited and punished for a US felony crime due to a US citizenship?
I was fascinated by the above linked question. Most of the material in response seemed to be about the idea that a…
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Does someone in the U.S. illegally have the same rights in court as a U.S. citizen?
So right now in my home state of Iowa, an undocumented immigrant is on trial for murder charges. Apparently he wasn't read his rights when he was being investigated.
Whether that is true or not, does he have those same rights as a U.S. citizen?
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Is it legal for employers to hire only native speakers?
I recently learned that there are some companies (for instance, certain editing, writing, or translation services) that explicitly refuse to hire non-native English speakers for certain positions a priori.
Obviously, a person's language abilities…
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How far can the meanings of commonly used words be redefined by a legislature?
Most people understand "operating a motor vehicle" as driving, until they are arrested for DUI while sleeping off in their turned off car.
Most people understand "loaded weapon" as a gun with bullets in it, until they are charged in NYC with…
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What happens to Donald Trump if he refuses to turn over his financial records?
Headlines for 2021 February 22 read "Supreme Court Approves Subpoena for Trump's Financial Records".
Since the Supreme Court has now ruled on the matter, I am not aware of any other body to which Donald Trump can legally appeal.
What happens to…
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Born on a plane
Pregnant woman gets on a plane in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Gives birth over Nebraska. Lands in Maryland.
What state does the birth certificate say the child is born in, and is the time of birth adjusted to that state's time zone?
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Is it illegal to restore a car in my own driveway in Orange County, CA?
Long story short, I live in Anaheim, CA. I can't find any mention of laws regarding this, so here goes. My father has had a classic Camaro in our driveway since the 90s. It has been parked and rusting away. It is insured and registered as…
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Could a US state allow non-citizens to vote in presidential elections?
On July 30th [2020], President Trump suggested in a tweet that the US presidential election should be delayed due to COVID impeding in-person voting. Every news article I've read since (Vox, Slate, Washington Post) claims that the President does not…
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Is asking users to waive GDPR compliance a legal way of escaping GDPR data handling requirements?
I have recently come across this part of an app from a well-known US company:
Is this a legal way of handling some of the technical obstacles GDPR introduced? Is this a "flexible" interpretation of the law or is it straight up illegal?
To give the…
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Is harmlessly appearing to be a school bus driver a crime?
Hypothetically, if someone who owned a school bus legally drove said school bus to a bus stop 3 minutes before the stop would ordinarily be made, allowed schoolchildren to board without speaking, then proceeded to drive them to their normal…
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Is a list of the most common English words copyrightable under US law?
I am currently interested in doing some research performing various measurements and algorithms on the most common words in the English language. I have found a few good word lists online that would be suitable, but I am concerned that they may be…
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Why doesn't everyone in UK just pay with exempted gifts?
From what I've grasped from the gov.uk website,
you can gift as much as you like to anyone without paying any tax, as long as you don't die in the next 7 years. So why doesn't everyone just gift money to each other, to avoid paying tax?
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In the USA, do parents have the right to control their children's possessions?
Let's say a minor (17 or younger) living with his parents gets a job or does chores, and with the money thereby earned, buys a video game console.
The parents decide that the console is not appropriate for the child and take it away. In fact, they…
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What are the legal consequences of Tesla Germany holding back sick employees' pay?
It is currently in the news in Germany that the Tesla factory in Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany is sending out emails to employees who are currently on sick leave that they are going to hold back their pay (see "Tesla wants to withhold wages of…
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How do you collect unpaid debt from the federal government?
There are currently concerns that the federal government might just not make some payments it owes to people, either because it doesn't feel like it or due to some kind of massive computer failure.
I might be owed money from the federal government…
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