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Is sales tax determined by the state in which the SELLER is located, or the state in which the PURCHASER is located?
Online sales have been a commonplace part of life for 30 years, and my understanding over that entire period has always been that sales tax is only collected if the seller maintains a presence in the same state as the purchaser; otherwise, if the…
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Is it true that only prosecutors can 'cut a deal' with criminals?
It's a common trope on US cop/law shows that prosecutors will offer a deal to criminals in exchange for testimony favouring their case.
Doesn't this give an unfair advantage to the prosecution over the defence?
Consider this scenario. A rich husband…
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Is age of consent ignored in a child marriage?
When a fifteen-year-old gets married, would it no longer be statutory rape if her husband chose to have intercourse with her (consensually)? I couldn't really find a clear answer online.
I am of course asking about the US states that allow child…
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What happens if parents refuse to name their newborn child?
Say someone gives birth, but neither they nor their apparent partner/spouse will answer any questions about what the resulting child is supposed to be named. They are cooperative in all other ways, willing to sign off on any relevant birth…
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If one is arrested, but has a baby/pet in their house, what are they supposed to do?
Rob steps out of his house real quick to commit a robbery, and the police stop him and bring him into the station and put him in jail, pending a trial. But Rob has a 6-month old baby at home, or perhaps just a cat/dog at home that they have to…
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Jurisdiction: Can police officers open mail addressed to a stranger?
A person, let's say Jane, owns a home and receives hundreds of toll invoices (see link) and automated traffic tickets. It is Jane's address but the names are strangers all over the nation (USA). Obviously the scammers are setting Jane's street…
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Is it safer to sarcastically say "This is not a scam" than honestly say "This is a scam"?
It is a thing that youtubers get sued for calling out scams. One "solution" is to sarcastically say something non-defamatory while making it clear you mean the opposite. I am fairly sure this is done here for comedic rather than legal effect but…
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Is Maldives banning Israelis a form of 'collective punishment' and therefore illegal?
According to an article in the Guardian the Maldives are going to ban Israelis from visiting.
According to a quote in wikipedia...
International law posits that no person may be punished for acts that he or she did not commit. It ensures that the…
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Can a person be compelled to violate their religious beliefs if those beliefs are racist?
On one hand, the US Supreme Court ruled in Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964), that private businesses cannot refuse service on the basis of race. On the other hand, it also ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado…
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Can a district attorney dismiss their own traffic ticket?
Recently in the local news, I watched the body camera footage of the Monroe County NY District Attorney getting a traffic ticket. During the video she exclaims to go ahead and write the ticket because she is the one that prosecutes it (I presumed…
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Could I file a complaint against discrimination in my favor?
(Hypothetical) Say I had a boss who was crazy enough to make a statement like, “All men get a raise, and all women get a paycut.”
The hypothetical women in the hypothetical office are refusing to take action (maybe they feel intimidated or just…
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What happens when an insurance company cannot pay insurance because of natural circumstances?
Let's say there is a fire insurance company X with most of its clients from Region Y. Say that this was Company X's intent, with the knowledge that the following scenario might happen.
A wildfire starts in Region Y, and Company X suddenly owes a lot…
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On what day does a person turn "X years and 6 months" for the purpose of driver licensing in USA states?
I was looking at the legal age when a person can have a permit. In some states, it is 14 and a half, in others, it is 15 and a half, and so on.
My question is: if someone is born on August 31st and lives in California (where the relevant age is "15…
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Does paying a holder of public office to resign constitute bribery?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/19/john-oliver-clarence-thomas-supreme-court/72662536007/
TV personality John Oliver has publicly offered to pay Justice Clarence Thomas to resign his seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Does paying a…
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Looking up a Texas land title case from 1901
I'm a historian, not a lawyer. I would like to get the documents, including the plaintiff and defendant's filings, the witnesses' depositions, and the judgment, for a civil land title case from a district court in a west Texas county in 1901. My…
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