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Is it illegal to withhold someone's passport and green card in California?
June 17, 2019 - My uncle's daughter is the petitioner in Beaumont California (father and daughter relationship). Before my uncle left the daughter's house, He asks for his Philippine passport and U.S. alien-green-card but the daughter didn't give my…
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In fiction, is it legal to state a newspaper wrote an article when in fact it never did?
I'm writing a novel. I have a line in my book that goes something like this:
He looked at the newspaper on the table. The Chicago Tribune featured an article that read, "Hank Reed sentenced to 20 years in prison."
The Chicago Tribune is a real…
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On what grounds can Instagram contest the use of the domain name slutsofinstagram.com?
A Reddit user registered the domain name slutsofinstagram.com, and has created a kind of parody cover story (Reddit; Imgur):
Welcome to Slütsof In Stagrâm an online fantasy series about a Princess duck named Slütsof and her adventurous journey…
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Can I request a copy of my password hash with GDPR?
People often use personal information to create them, like first name / date of birth, and people often reuse passwords across several sites, so I guess passwords are considered personal data since they could identify its owner.
If a website doesn't…
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Under what circumstances am I obliged to show ID to a police officer?
In the UK, if a police constable stops you on the street and asks for your ID, when are you required by law to give it to them? Must there be reasonable suspicion of a crime?
What about if you're driving and get pulled over; are you obliged to show…
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I don't like the payment methods offered by my landlord. Do I still have to pay rent?
Recently, a friend of mine signed a two year rental agreement with a small mom and pop rental place. At the time of signing, they offered credit cards as a way of paying, but a credit card is not explicitly mentioned in the contract as a method of…
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Does the US Fifth Amendment only apply to criminal trials? Do any laws protect a person in civil court when testimony would implicate them in a crime?
Suppose someone is accused of burglary. This person is asked to appear in civil court regarding an unrelated event that occurred at the same time as the burglary but in a different location.
If the person is pleading the fifth in the criminal…
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When a criminal statute is struck down as unconstitutional, what happens to people who were convicted under it?
We just had a question about what happens to convicts if a law is repealed. However, that question's example of homosexual behavior wasn't decriminalized in the US by legislative action, but rather by the Supreme Court ruling the laws…
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Where can I report criminal intent found on the dark web?
I wasn't sure if I should ask this here or on the Tor site. I think it fits more here.
I came across a Stack Exchange clone on the dark web. I won't go into too much detail or provide a link, but one question was someone requesting advice on how…
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Is there a legal risk in giving emergency first aid?
There is a commonly held belief that an unqualified member of the public takes a legal risk in giving emergency first aid in case the patient dies or is injured as a result. This theory invariably refers to some unnamed US case where a passer-by…
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Is it legal for an employer to charge an employee for lost equipment?
I work for a hospital in Alberta, Canada.
As part of our job, we're required to use a walkie-talkie-like device called a Vocera Badge. Over the course of the last few years that we've been using them, we've lost 5 badges, and they cost about $500…
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Is there a cause of action for intentionally destroying a sand castle someone else has built on a public beach?
Person A went to a public beach early in the morning and spent 8 hours building a magnificent castle from sand.
A had to dig out lots of sand, and overall it was really physically exhausting. The overall effect was wonderful though, the castle was…
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Do tech companies like Microsoft & CrowdStrike face almost no legal liabilities for major disruptions?
In regards to a widespread technology meltdown, reportedly caused by Microsoft and CrowdStrike, the New York Times states that the "immediate and harmful" impact included:
Airlines canceled flights and airports fell into chaos in the United States,…
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Can hotel booking companies make up any "original price" they want, or does the claimed original price have to be somehow grounded in reality?
I was booking a hotel room via Agoda in the United States and saw that the claimed original price was much higher than the hotel price rate if booked at the hotel front desk or using the official hotel's website. I assume that Agoda is trying to…
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Admissibility as evidence of photographs taken by a mobile phone
It would appear that Samsung has admitted that images captured using their mobile phones' "Scene Optimizer" feature (which can be disabled) are not necessarily an accurate photograph of what the user thought they were…
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