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What does the long underscore in United States case citations stand for?
United States court cases are commonly cited like this:
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)
So... what is "___" here?
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Emergency Room Obligation
Much along the lines of Can a doctor make you pay for something you didn't explicitly agree to pay for?
Imagine Bob is struck unconscious by a hit & run, then transported by ambulance to the Emergency Room.
Bob wakes up two weeks later and checks…
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Do Federal courts have the authority to dismiss charges brought in a Georgia Court?
News Headlines indicate: Mark Meadows asks federal court for Georgia charges to be dismissed
Under what statute do Federal courts have the authority to intervene in a state (Georgia) trial? Any examples of precedent are appreciated. BTW IANAL and…
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Is it illegal for an American to go to North Korea?
Is it illegal for US citizens to travel to North Korea?
It may currently be impossible and probably a very bad idea, but is it actually illegal?
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How do laws against computer intrusion handle the modern situation of devices routinely being under the de facto control of non-owners?
Current versions of Microsoft Windows will automatically update themselves.
That's usually great, but they also are designed to update themselves even if the owner of the device wants them to not do that. I could send them a certified letter…
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Can a previously binding precedent be overturned based on its rationale being outdated?
Al loses a case at first instance and appeals to some very high court if not all the way to last resort. The ultimate decision is made based on some rationale that appeals to common sense or general social conditions like an observation of what is…
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Landlord bait-and-switch regarding having pet
This question is based on a social media post of a presumably real situation someone I don't directly know is facing.
Suppose a landlord leases housing to a person, with a requirement in the lease to get a "dog permit" from the landlord to have a…
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What is the legal basis for making servers pay for customers who walk out?
In the US, different states have different laws regarding customers who leave without paying the bill, aka "Dine and Dash."
Some states allow for a restaurant to dock a server's pay, when a customer leaves without paying. However, I dont understand…
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If you try to charge someone for something and it doesn't stick, can a less severe charge be made as a follow-up?
Say Mark is charged with A (let's say Murder), but the charges don't stick because e.g. he didn't do it on purpose. Can Mark then charged as a follow-up for B (e.g. involuntary manslaughter)? Or does getting exonerated from A mean you can't keep…
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What differentiates living as mere roommates from living in a marriage-like relationship?
For jurisdictions that provide that a couple become spouses after living together in a marriage-like relationship for a given period of time1, how is such a marriage-like relationship different than living as mere roommates?
1. For example, in…
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Why do blatant copyright infringements not get prosecuted?
I feel like everywhere you go you'll see copyright infringement. When I open social media, people post copyrighted videos and photos all the time. I suppose I'm assuming they've not got permission - but what 30 follower account is able to get…
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Is the saying that "cops can use anything you say against you" overstated or understated?
Is everything one says to a cop in the course of an enquiry really admissable as evidence against them? Even if they deny allegations? Why is that?
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What is the maximum number of countries in which one can simultaneously be tax resident?
Inspired by this Reddit thread and other stories of people working remotely from all over the world, apparently without giving too much thought to the legal implications,
Working abroad remotely and UK taxes:
I work remotely abroad for most of the…
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If a man's name is on the birth certificate, but all were aware that he is not the blood father, and the couple separates, is he responsible legally?
Mother was already pregnant with twins when they got back together. She asked him to be on the birth certificate so that the bio dad couldn't have any claims on them.
The bio dad has not ever even asked about them or their well being.
The man in…
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How can consent-banner as a service be GDPR compliant?
A couple of months ago I've read that hosting google fonts on your own server is a better but maybe slower solution as loading content from google servers is already something that the users must be informed about due to submitting your IP to…
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