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Does Texas have standing to litigate against other States' election results?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/states-blast-texas-bid-overturn-election-seditious-abuse/story?id=74656637
What standing is required (if any) for an entity (person, corporation, state, etc.) to litigate against the election results (be national or…
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Can a potential juror plead the fifth?
I am interested in the law surrounding jurors. During juror selection (voir dire) a potential jurors can be asked questions to determine their suitability to serve on the jury. Is it ever legal for a juror to refuse to answer any question? Could…
user301
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If elected, could Jo Jorgensen practically/theoretically pardon everybody convicted of victimless crime?
Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party candidate for US president in 2020, has said that if elected, she would pardon anyone convicted of a victimless crime.
Ignoring the fact that Congress would impeach her, that she might be lying, and that her…
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I'm a trans woman. When can I deregister from the American draft registry?
When I was 18, I received a scary form from the Department of Defense telling me I had to sign up for something called “Selective Service” (or face prison time and other things). Not knowing any better at the time, I filled it out as if I was…
user30540
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Is it legal for a company to enter an agreement not to hire employees from another company?
Is it legal for ACME Corp to enter a reciprocal agreement with another company to not hire from their workforce. This seems like it may have ramifications for price fixing the labor market.
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GDPR rights when subject dies; does family inherit subject rights?
Under the GDPR, anyone can make a subject access request or ask for their personal data to be erased (within limits etc.).
What if the subject is deceased? Does the widow/widower or do the children inherit this right, accessing the personal data…
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Can I sue Volkswagen for damage to my health?
Hypothetically, what legal standing would an individual who does not own a Volkswagen car have to sue Volkswagen for damage to health?
As someone who suffers from respiratory issues, it seems that Volkswagen has likely contributed to the decline in…
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Are there any limits on the crimes a corporation can be convicted of?
In the United States, a corporation can be convicted of criminal offenses (example). Can corporations be charged with any criminal offense, or are there some that cannot apply to anything except a human being? I'm interested in formal limits…
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Does accepting a pardon have any bearing on trying that person for the same crime in a sovereign jurisdiction?
In the United States, accepting a pardon is an admission to the crime. In Burdick_v._United_States, the majority opinion stated that a pardon "carries an imputation of guilt; acceptance a confession of it."
The United States has dual sovereignty.…
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How are presidential pardons supposed to be used?
When and how are pardons supposed to be used? Why does the Constitution even grant the president the power to pardon? Can it be used to pardon any crime?
On the surface, it seems to make the president above the law. CNN just reported that president…
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When does a person lose diplomatic status?
Ahmed Ali Muthana, father of Hoda Muthana, "claims" that he was no longer working as a diplomat at the time of his daughter's birth, thereby insisting that his daughter was born a US citizen under the 14th Amendment to the United States…
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What stops you from invoking §19.6 if a police officer attempts to seize your mobile phone?
Section 19 of PACE (the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984) states:
(3) The constable may seize anything which is on the premises if he has reasonable grounds for believing—
(a) that it is evidence in relation to an offence which he is…
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Is the right to keep and bear crypto protected by the Second Amendment?
Stumbled across an interesting comment in regards to the recent events about TorProject and a public library in Lebanon, New Hampshire, U. S. of A.:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r30291606-So-let-me-get-this-right
The Committee for State Security…
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Can a lawyer subject the court to a (temporary) ruse for a legitimate purpose?
This question is about the legality of a possible defence tactic that might be used in a criminal trial. It is a variation on things you see in lawyer movies fairly commonly. Suppose that a criminal trial occurs, and the defendant is not already…
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How is the burden of evidence distributed between parties?
I'm curious as to how the US legal system determines who should present evidence and how much evidence is required by them to prove one side of an argument against a counterargument.
Here's an example I thought of when stuck behind a bus this…
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