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Why does the United States Supreme Court oppose cameras, when Australia's, Canada's, and UK's have permitted them?
SCOTUS Justices' arguments against televising (like Alito J at 21:03 and Kagan J at 26:17 who interestingly voted TO televise when he was on the 3rd Circuit), also pertain to the HCA, SCC, and UKSC. They include misinterpretation by the public and…
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What part of the constitution makes the US federal agency "Food and Drug Administration" legal?
Which part of the US constitution delegates the US federal government the power to establish the agency "Food and Drug Administration"?
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Why are there so many YouTube to MP4 and MP3 download websites online when it is illegal?
If it is illegal to download videos and audios from YouTube due to copyright reasons, why are there so many YouTube to MP4 and MP3 download websites online?
For example, https://freevideotomp3.com/, one could reason about them just providing a way…
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Can someone more wealthy than me bury me in legal fees?
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I have a company worth about $6m. I got on the bad side of a person with a company worth well over $750m (with attorneys on staff). The CEO threatened to bury me in an endless sea of frivolous lawsuits, so that I'm essentially…
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What process must be followed to revoke a US permanent residency "green card"?
It was recently in the news that the executive branch is arresting permanent residents it does not like, on the theory that their green cards are being or somehow have already been revoked.
There are some reasons for which a green card can be…
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Are jails liable for negligence when prisoners get hurt?
If sexual harassment or poor/dangerous working conditions happen in a company, that company is often liable for damages or gets fined by the state/an appropriate government oversight body.
Similar to companies, are public prisons/jails at all liable…
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Using savings to buy a house to move into before divorce process is initiated
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Bob and Alice have agreed they should get divorced, but they haven't done anything about it yet. Things aren't particularly amicable and it's likely it will all be executed according to the fine detail of the law.
They have 2 young children…
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Could a lawyer be disbarred for fighting for a 'frankly unconstitutional position'?
Allegedly, in a hearing in front of Judge Coughenour in Seattle, the following happened:
Judge c: "Frankly I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order," [...] "It just…
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Why are Jersey and Guernsey not considered sovereign states?
They are not part of the UK (or any other country) and are entirely self-governing. They have the same head of state as the UK but so does e.g. Canada. They are tiny and choose to delegate some government tasks to the UK, but the same could be said…
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Can Sherlock Holmes be convicted of killing Dr. Grimesby Roylott?
Inspired by The Adventure of the Speckled Band. The following description contains SPOILERS.
Near the end of the story, Dr. Roylott sends a venomous snake down a rope with Holmes on the other end. Holmes was expecting the snake, so he struck the…
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Why do Chief Justice Roberts, and Judge Posner, knowingly not read fine print?
Many cases underscore "the importance of reading and understanding the terms and conditions of the contract". See Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52, [43].
More recently, in words that are apposite to the present case, in…
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What is the anti-trust argument made by X Corp's recent lawsuit against advertisers that boycotted X/Twitter
X Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the various advertisers that boycotted X/twitter after Musk took over. The articles I found didn't elaborate much on the lawsuit but what little they do say leaves me wondering what law the advertisers allegedly…
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Does GDPR's "Legitimate Interest" allow spam?
I just received an unsolicited email from a company that wanted to sell me their services. They claim they do "Functional Service Provision (FSP)", whatever that is, tailored for biotech companies. I am a C-level employee of a biotech company, but…
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What if you "don't understand" your Miranda rights?
As I understand it, if a police officer doesn't read the Miranda warning, any answers you give to their questions can be dismissed in court. (I'm sure there are exceptions to this).
If they read the Miranda warning, you have the option to plead the…
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What are the consequences that European standards being cited in law must be publicly accessible, but are protected by copyright?
In a jugdgment published this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a complaint that some technical norms set as European Standards by a Standards Organisation are available only behind a paywall, despite them being cited by…
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