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Do scans of signed documents have the same legal power as the original document?
It is quite common for various parties online to exchange signed documents in signed form (such as contracts for remote work). Would these documents have any power in a court of law? Is it necessary to use the original documents for them to have any…
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When is making a subtitle file for a commercial movie legal?
For example, on OpenSubtitles, a website which offers 3.5 million subtitles we can read Disclaimer:
These files are NOT illegal warez downloads, we only offer files that we believe we are free to redistribute.
Therefore when does creating/making…
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If someone removes a speed limit sign, can one still be ticketed for driving over the limit?
Say a truck driver were to plow into a speed limit sign, rendering it completely unreadable, and further completely unidentifiable as a speed limit sign. It just so happens that this same sign is the first sign indicating a drop to a lower speed…
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What is the proper way of handling non-USPS packages for long-gone tenants?
I moved into a rental home around 2 years ago immediately on the heels of a previous tenant. I experienced the usual "mail overlap" period of a few weeks, during which I was happy to pass letters & small packages either back to our carrier. These…
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What happens if Congress declares war, but POTUS refuses to fight it?
By Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the US Constitution, the power to declare war is with the Congress.
Today (03/20/17), during a committee hearing, Ms. Speier, accused Russia (I assume she meant the Russian Federation) of having committed an act…
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Can a US President give police a "kill order"?
Warning: spoilers for the TV show Designated Survivor ahead.
The American TV drama Designated Survivor is set in a hypothetical world where terrorists have successfully attacked the State of the Union address and killed nearly all of the senior…
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How can a jury know about jury nullification?
It appears that jurors are not allowed to be told that they can ignore the law and thus use their right of jury nullification.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification#Canada
The contrary principle contended for by Mr. Manning, that a jury…
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Are charges subject to Double jeopardy if they have been pleaded out of?
Person C was charged with crimes A and B.
Person C pled guilty to crime A, as part of a plea bargain with prosecution, in exchange for dropping charges on crime B.
Executive branch (state or federal, as appropriate) pardoned/commuted the sentence…
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Requirement of attribution when reusing Wikipedia articles licensed under CC BY-SA
All of Wikipedia's content is licensed under the CC BY-SA, and Wikipedia encourages fulfilling the attribution requirement for CC BY-SA by linking to the original Wikipedia article, which contains a page history with all authors attributed. However,…
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Which state has jurisdiction in a case of a murder in an airplane?
A murder happened in an airplane flying from country A to country B when crossing above country C.
Who will have jurisdiction?
Bonus question: What if countries A, B and C are members of the European Union?
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What can a father do to become the primary caregiver?
My girlfriend and I live in Indiana. Someday, we would like to get married and have a baby. And God could surprise us with a baby anytime before marriage too. Ideally, I would like to split parenting responsibilities like my parents did. But she…
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Can police lie about legal process?
I understand that in the UK the police can lie to you about the facts of the case during questioning, things like...
we have witnesses
your partner grassed you up
we found your DNA at the scene of the crime.
the victim died this now a murder…
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What is the current legal status of birthright citizenship in the U.S. while legal challenges are ongoing?
The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This has…
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Is it true that one has to pay import taxes on seized goods?
Bob the smuggler isn't so lucky today as his luggage is screened by customs at the airport. They find all kinds of illegal stuff in there: Lots of cigarettes, marihuana as well as ivory. Obviously, the stuff is seized and he expects criminal…
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Can pardons be discriminatory?
Suppose a president decided to pardon every white inmate in Federal prisons, while letting all other inmates remain incarcerated.
(Not necessarily a reference to current events)
This seems blatantly illegal, but what recourse would the remaining…
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