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Can statements made by a Juror after a trial be grounds for a re-trial?
If a juror is witnessed making a statement (post trial) that indicated an irrational, biased or bigoted reason for finding someone guilty, could that be grounds for a re-trial?
"I didn't believe that defense witness - everyone knows capricorns are…
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Must companies keep records of internal messages (emails, Slack messages, MS Teams chats, etc.) and if so, for how long?
Must companies keep records of internal messages (emails, Slack messages, MS Teams chats, etc.) in case some court later asks for it, and if so, for how long do they have to keep it? I'm mostly interested in the United States.
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Do businesses need to update the copyright notices of their public facing documents every year?
If a company has a load of client-facing documents (not web pages, think PDFs and various digital handouts) and there are copyright notices on the document pages, does the business need to update the year of copyright in the notice every year?
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Is the jury informed when the person giving testimony has taken a plea deal in exchange for testifying?
In the film Law Abiding Citizen (2009) 2 men (Rupert and Clarence) are involved in a home invasion where the prosecution cuts a deal with Clarence in order to get Clarence to testify against Rupert during his trial.
In such a situation Clarence will…
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Discrimination on the grounds of unsavoury religious beliefs?
Under UK law it's illegal for someone to discriminate against you because of your religion or beliefs.
What happens if those some of beliefs are currently socially unacceptable or illegal or immoral?
Consider the following scenarios...
Someone…
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Could it be illegal to intentionally "poison" AI crawling?
There is a youtube about generating images with features designed to "poison" generative AI trained on those images.
This technique could potentially be used by anyone who was worried about their content being harvested by AI's. On any website…
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Liability for bicycle group ride members and optional organizers
This question is motivated by a question over at bicycles.
The scenario is as follows:
There is a loose group of more than two and less than a few dozen bike enthusiasts communicating through phone calls, a mailing list, Whatsapp or Facebook group…
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How can the constitutional court enforce rulings on the father of the house?
In September 2024 in Thuringia, Germany, the father of the house (Alterspräsident in German; a member of AfD), presiding over the inaugural session, was accused by all other fractions of violating the constitution, after refusing to allow a debate…
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Which law(s) bans medical exams without a prescription?
I made an appointment for a calcium scan at a local branch of a firm specializing in X-rays, CAT-scans and the like. I knew the procedure is not covered by insurance (I don't know why) and the lady making the appointment reminded me of that…
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When, if ever, is bribery legal?
Bribing public officials, policemen, etc. to be corrupt in the execution of their duties is illegal. However, consider the following hypothetical:
"Robert Payne" is a wealthy businessman. While walking along the street one day minding his own…
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Did the SCOTUS immunity decision grant immunity for using the military to assassinate a political opponent?
In her dissent in Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ___ (2024), Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote
When he uses his official powers in any way, under
the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from
criminal prosecution. Orders the Navy’s Seal…
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I forgot to BCC people in music promotion email
I am a small musician promoting a new song but forgot to put the recipients of a promotional email as BCC (I got the emails off of my presave list). One person has emailed me concerned about their email being visible. I don't know what to do
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What rights does a dead body have? Can crimes be committed against one?
Say Nate the nutcase happens to find a dead body on the road. Being a nutcase, he takes the dead body, and does a bunch of "weird stuff" stuff to it (e.g. satanic rituals, maybe necrophilia, maybe ate one of the fingers, maybe some taxidermy, maybe…
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Can my stepdad steal from my room when I’m gone?
Yesterday, my stepdad accused me and my brother of stealing his batons and a few other things. My brother and I had no awareness to the fact that any of these items were missing. When we denied stealing the batons, he became angry with us as he had…
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Are countries not allowed to require proof of revaccination (booster) against the yellow fever as a condition of entry?
I read on cdc.gov:
Countries cannot require proof of revaccination (booster) against [the yellow fever] as a condition of entry, even if the traveler’s last vaccination was >10 years ago.
Is that true? I.e., is that true that countries are not…
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