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Is an abuse of power necessarily a criminal offence?
Trying to make sense of the conflicting opinions regarding the 2020 impeachment proceedings in the USA. In particular, is the claim that an abuse of power does not necessarily has to be a criminal offense valid? That is, can a government official…
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Do you have to obey English-only traffic signs in Toronto?
Canada is bilingual, yet some major metros like the Greater Toronto Area have all of their traffic signs in English only, without a French duplicate.
Is this legal or not? Do you have to respect such signs, e.g. no turn Mon-Fri, or are they…
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If an american is attacked or discriminated by his status as american, is he protected by anti discrimination laws?
Recently a person has been jailed for 16 years for burning a flag which represents a group of people meeting certain conditions in United States. This was deemed as discrimination and a hate crime if I understood correctly. But we also see a lot of…
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Threatening to discontinue a service for a client
Say someone advertises for their website and says "Its 100% free to sign up" then have them check a checkbox acknowledging that the owner of the site can cancel the service for any reason when they are signing up.
Now 5 months later the owner of the…
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Conflict between a religious belief that accounts for the existence of transgender people vs. one that doesn't
Country: US
State: Michigan
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Ann belongs to a denomination that accepts the existence of transgender people as what they claim they are. Ann starts a company that grows to over 25 employees, at which point the company must follow EEOC…
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Why was Wouter Basson never charged with crimes against humanity for Project Coast?
Project Coast was a biological weapons program that the South African government developed in the 1970's and 1980's. The leading scientist and administrator of Project Coast was a cardiologist called Wouter Basson This was a massive, ambitious…
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Is it against a Terms of Service/End-User License Agreement to not read it?
In many Terms of Service/End-User License Agreements, there is a statement either as art of the confirmation check box to agree to said agreement and/or as a part of the agreement itself that says something along the lines of "Please read this…
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Can my UK debt be collected because I have to return to US?
I am a US citizen residing on a UK work visa and due to a horrible work environment I have decided to resign. Due to the limitations of my visa I am only allowed to work for this specific company in the United Kingdom which means I'll have to return…
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Are there consequences for not filing a DMCA (any country)
Awhile ago, I linked someone to a fansite of people who read his indie fiction and he cursed me out because there were illegal copies to his work on it. He told me that he was legally bound to file DMCA's now because if he didn't, he would lose the…
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What prevents someone from claiming to be the murderer in order to get the real murderer off?
Say someone is on trial for a murder they committed. During the trial, one of the witnesses, a friend of the defendant, admits that it was actually they who were the killer. It seems that this would be enough to create reasonable doubt and get an…
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What rules apply to searches of a private college dorm room by university police?
In the United States, private colleges often have campus police, who are employed by the school but are sworn law enforcement officers with full police power in a certain jurisdiction (which can easily extend beyond the campus). Colleges also have…
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Why do prisoners spend so long on death row?
In the USA, once appeals have been exhausted, why do prisoners spend so much time on death row?
My personal opinions on death penalty aside, I would expect that once the sentence is final, it should be carried out without much further delay.
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Understanding trademark infringements in a world where many dictionary words are trademarks?
How does one even create the title of an app when basically most nouns in the English language have been trademarked?
When and when isn't a trademark valid?
For example, I was surprised that even the word corgi and jets are trademarked! Jacuzzi…
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Does killing witnesses before trial suppress them?
If a witness is killed, or dies, before formally testifying at a criminal trial in what manner, if any, can his relevant statements be admitted or used against a defendant?
For example, if sworn testimony has been recorded can that be admitted? …
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Self incrimination vs. obstruction of justice / destruction of evidence
Suppose a police officer has probable cause to arrest me based on evidence in plain sight. He wants to initiate a search pursuant to arrest.
Before the officer can detain me, I put the (alleged) evidence in a place where it is accessible, but if…
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