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Is it against the constitution to require restaurants to only serve people with a vaccine certificate in the United States?
I heard that New York is implementing a vaccine certificate for people who want to do certain indoors activities such as going to the cinema, eating and training, so I was wondering if that was against the constitution or not since I thought only…
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Why is the defendant presumed guilty in traffic court?
This article says, "When it's your word against the police officer's [regarding a failure to stop at a stop sign], the person with the badge usually wins." It seems like the officer should have to present at least some kind of evidence that the…
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Receiving a certified letter and the contents is not address to you
I am in the United States and I have recently received a certified letter that was addressed to me (name and address).
It's about 80 pages actually. The cover sheet has a confidentiality notice, and the notice is the standard "you shall not read…
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Could New Jersey Really Ban Pennsylvania Drivers?
The official NJ governor account posted a tweet saying that PA drivers were banned from NJ.
The tweet was an April Fools joke, but that made me wonder, could NJ really pass a law banning PA drivers? I know that seems ridiculous, but I don’t think…
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Would a contract to pay a trillion dollars in damages be valid?
Let's say you write a contract with someone, and you want to make sure they don't breach it. You could just have them covenant certain things, but then they'd only be liable for whatever damages you could actually prove in court.
Let's say you…
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Can U.S. states establish state religions?
The first amendment says:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to
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Can I let myself out of a prison if I buy the prison?
Let's say I'm convicted of a felony and sent to state prison. Then, I buy the prison.
Can I just let myself out?
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In the USA, can treason be protected by the First Amendment?
Mildred Gillars was convicted of treason September 10, 1948. As I understand it, first Amendment protects unpopular speech, but is confined and not unlimited. The classic example is that one can not yell "fire" in a crowded movie theatre and…
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Can a lawyer take a ridiculous case?
The situation: A wants to sue B for some money. The reason why B should pay the money is totally ridiculous. Any judge seeing it would just laugh and send A home. But A goes to a lawyer, who tells A that taking this to court has zero chance winning,…
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Are U.S. mailboxes federal property?
A common claim seems to be that mailboxes in the United States are federal property (example, example, example). (To be clear, some mailboxes are owned and maintained by the USPS, typically cluster boxes, but this is referring to mailboxes purchased…
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What would happen if Protagoras v Euathlus were heard in court today?
So, I was browsing Wikipedia today, and I came across this article, detailing a lawsuit in Ancient Greece. Basically, what had occurred was that a man, Protagoras, had entered into a contract with another, Euathlus, to provide him with training in…
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First amendment and employment: Can a police department terminate an officer for speech?
The following article from CNN describes a Michigan police officer being put on administrative leave for having KKK material at his home: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/10/us/michigan-officer-placed-on-leave-kkk-document-house/index.html. The materials…
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Is presenting a play showing Military characters in a bad light a crime in the US? Or does the First Admendment prevent this?
This is a followup to Is it illegal to wear military surplus clothing?
US Law 10 USC 771 provides that only members of the US military may wear:
...the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine…
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If a contract sometimes uses the wrong name, is it still valid?
I was given a contract, which at the top states my name and says "herein referred to as contractor" but in several sections of the body, it appears that there is a mistake where they use the word "consultant" instead.
Example:
This contract is…
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In USA, is it possible to end up being called to jury duty even if you have not registered to vote?
My friend received a letter summoning her to jury duty.
She has not received anything like that before, even though she is now in her 40's and has been a U.S. citizen all her life. Also she never registered to vote (due to personal conviction) in…
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