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Does volunteer photographer own copyright?

An amateur photographer at a scenic rest stop sees a couple trying to compose a decent photo of themselves with the beautiful river in the background. This happens so often that as he approaches nobody even needs to say a word: They hand him their…
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Self incrimination during medical examination

If, during a medical examination, an alleged accused says anything that might incriminate himself, it should be neither recorded nor reported.[emphasis mine] source: Synopsis of forensic medicine and Toxicology by K.S. Narayan Reddy Country:…
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How do I determine if a class action settlement offer is legitimate?

I recently received an email from Halvorson regarding the lawsuit with Talentbin that I'm entitled to a settlement. I have to submit a claim or if I want to exclude myself I also have to write a letter to them. However, I don't know if this is a…
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Is downloading YouTube videos legal?

I've always been under the assumption that doing such was illegal. I don't see any difference between downloading music from YouTube and downloading music from The Pirate Bay. Apparently, there is this Software Recs SE question that talks precisely…
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Can a US citizen be required to provide the authentication key for encrypted data on a confiscated computer?

I'm asking this for the sake of a story I was considering writing. Assume that someone has a computer, and within that computer he has some encrypted data. He is accused of a crime and the police get a search warrant to confiscate his computer. …
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How does the Federal government have jurisdiction to charge Luigi Mangione?

It's my understanding that the Federal government can only file murder charges on a small subset of murders, like murders of Federal agents or on Federal property. With that in mind, how can the Federal government charge Luigi Mangione with murder?…
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What powers do police have to force people onto trains?

It is in the news that police have forced a number of children aged 10 and up onto trains against their will. What powers do police have to require people to board trains?
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Offering shelter to homeless employees

Hypothetical question. Is there anyway for an employer to legally allow a low-wage homeless employee to regularly doss-down overnight in a empty store-room in a commercial premises? Lets say John owns a fast food restaurant (or something similar),…
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Does Justice Sotomayor's "Seal Team 6" example, in and of itself, explicitly give the President the authority to execute opponents? If not, why not?

This is less a question about the SCOTUS ruling itself, and more about how SCOTUS rulings are interpreted in applying the law. In the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. United States (23-939) on July 1st, 2024, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote "Orders the…
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To what extent can US police lie to a suspect?

I believe it is common knowledge that American police are allowed lie to a suspect, but how far can they go? Can they say / show a suspect things like these examples-- We have a witness who saw you steal the car? (They don't) We have a written…
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Deleting Software I Wrote Upon Leaving Employment of a Company

For some context, I live the US, in an at-will state, and there's no employment contract involved. When I was younger, I worked at a warehouse doing inventory-related activities as an hourly employee and my job description reflected that. To make my…
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Is Intentional Bankruptcy Illegal?

This is a completely hypothetical scenario and so I'm happy for answers for any jurisdiction, however I'm based in the UK and so some of my terminology may be specific to there. What is the legality of establishing a limited company, paying myself…
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Can my siblings charge me retroactive rent on a house we all own?

I lived with my parents since 2015, not because I was homeless (I have a home) but I thought it was the thing to do when my dad's Alzheimer's started getting worse. I left my home, my husband and our son at our house and I went to live with my…
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When did criminal discovery rules substantially form?

The apparent non-existence of any criminal discovery/disclosure in Anatomy of a murder (1959) has struck me as odd and wildly disturbing. The trial is just a series of surprises to both sides. For example, the defense has no much idea what the main…
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What are the rights of the school to deny my use of my own laptop?

My school has district laptops for all the students. The laptops have recently been fitted with Classwize, a screen monitoring app which gives the teacher the ability to lock certain apps and/or websites. I use my own personal laptop and do not have…
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