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Is it legal in the US to leave a gun in the hands of a minor without oversight?
Reading about the detail of the trial of Rittenhouse I wondered how it was possible that a minor was allowed to go around holding a weapon. I searched on the internet and I read some blogs claiming that minors are allowed to hold weapons only in a…
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is it illegal to falsely use an unrelated act to block/ban things?
My school blocks many random things (like duckduckgo and drifthunters) swearing that they did it because of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), but that only really says to ban obsene content, child pornography, and to track what they do.…
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Can satellite images be copyrighted?
OpenStreetMap doesn't allow editors to trace satellite imagery from Google, claiming that the imagery is copyrighted and tracing it would be a copyright violation.
But how can satellite images be copyrighted? In the US, as I understand it,…
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Is being left-handed a protected class in US discrimination law?
This is based on a recent (but no longer available) question that was asked on The Workplace but was not well-received there.
US federal law provides for robust protections from discrimination for many different reasons - race, gender, religion,…
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Under what statute can an English judge 'sentence' someone to read classic literature?
This story in the Guardian claims that a judge has imposed a suspended sentence on someone convicted of terrorism offences and has also insisted that he read classic literature by Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare and Hardy.
I assumed that, under English…
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When will Pfizer et. al. be liable for injuries caused by the COVID-19 vaccine?
According to the PREP act, the companies developing and administering the COVID-19 vaccines cannot be sued for unintentional injuries resulting from the vaccine. I have seen enough commercials advertising class action lawsuits for other wonder…
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Can everyone name Soldier F now that an MP has named him in Parliament?
Recently, the MP for Foyle, the Hon Colum Eastwood, named "Soldier F", who is facing charges of murder over Bloody Sunday in 1972. A judge in Northern Ireland had made an anonymity direction in the case, but Mr Eastwood used parliamentary privilege…
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Is it legal to put a death row inmate in harm's way if their execution is near?
In Death Note, a serial killer named Kira is killing the world's criminals. All he needs is a name and a face. It's not too long before countries realize someone is targeting criminals and hire a detective L to find him.
Early in the story L has a…
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Does CC BY-SA permit denial of attribution if the requested pseudonym is political?
According to CC-BY-SA 4.0, § 3(a)(1), "Attribution. If You Share the Licensed Material (including in modified form), You must: [...] retain the following if it is supplied by the Licensor with the Licensed Material:"
identification of the…
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Can you avoid capital gains tax by taking out a loan and not repaying debt?
Let's say I have 1 bitcoin and I am selling it for $100k, and I bought it for $0 at the time. Assuming a Capital Gains Tax rate of 33% I would owe $33k, leaving me with only $66k.
Could I instead get a loan of $100k backed by bitcoin as collateral +…
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Can a vaccine be required by law?
This question came up because I read that Bolsonaro, Brazil's president, was criticized by the opposition for saying that COVID-19 vaccinations won't be mandatory. The opposition said that the vaccine should be a requirement, which means that if…
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Why is this contract worded like a client is talking to himself?
I'm looking at a sample contract for a graphic designer who is planning on doing freelance work. I don't understand why it says that the Client should obtain all copyright permissions for materials included in the designs at their own request, like…
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Why are law firms with non-lawyer owners/directors uncommon?
Most law firms exist as partnerships of their main lawyers who are the owners/directors.
Why isn't the model popular where a non-lawyer but talented leader/organizer/visionary just puppets lawyers on the payroll who represent clients of the firm?…
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Can I be liable for vandalism if I have posted a political sign on the property?
I have posted a political sign on the front lawn of a house I am renting. The landlord has told me that if I don’t remove this sign, I will be liable for any vandalism occurring to the house, as he believes the sign might make the property a target.…
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How does a requirement to wear a mask infringe civil liberty?
I come from a scientific background, so wearing a mask is second nature in a laboratory & clinical settings: I am biased because I do not want to infect patients or inhale pathogens.
That being said, I am trying to understand the viewpoint as to…
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