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Trespass against easements?

Say someone has an easement across my land to access their property. They have an easement, so I am not allowed to interfere with their use of my land. I can't stand there and block their way. If two hundred other people come into my land to stop…
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What is the purpose of a settlement agreement including a clause that it was signed, "voluntarily and without any duress whatsoever?"

If a settlement agreement includes a clause that it was signed, "voluntarily and without any duress whatsoever": If a person signing the settlement agreement done so voluntarily and without any duress whatsoever, I cannot see a reason they would…
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Is there such a thing as specific agents/officers legally pursuing international criminals across borders?

This is a continuance of this question regarding Interpol. The answer to that question left a hole; who's going to be the international pursuer in the classic, world-wide cat-and-mouse game? It is a trope in media that there's a single agent in…
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Can felons vote?

I am not familiar with USA laws, but I saw that Maine and Vermont are the only states where felons never lose their right to vote. Is this true? Does that include all elections (I.e., local, state, federal)? Are felons in other states not allowed to…
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Does an illegal mode of creation or fixation remove a work from copyrightability?

Does an illegal mode of creation or fixation (such as vandalism by graffiti, or capturing an image in violation of privacy) mean that the work is not the subject of copyright?
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What would you be charged with for covering up a rightful death?

I'm referring to a specific situation that occurred in the TV show 24. Due to previous complex circumstances, a man (call him "Bob") destroys a van that is the scene of a murder and hides 2 bodies. Initially Bob had committed no crime; victim 1 was…
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Are there any legal provisions that concern males entering various types of business establishments without a shirt?

Bob entered a grocery store without a shirt. Charles entered a restaurant. Are there any laws that make either of these either absolutely or conditionally a problem?
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Legality of Using Unofficial API

I have discovered a mobile app's backend API through reverse engineering. The public can access this API and it does not require specific authorization, however, it is not documented and it is not an official API that the public is meant to access.…
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Can Meta create a Twitter clone?

Meta is about to release an app called Threads that has been labeled by news sources as a Twitter rival or Twitter clone. I don't know how similar Threads actually is to Twitter, but hypothetically if it were almost identical, would that be legal?…
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"Murder laws are governed by the states, [not the federal government]." Is Vivek Ramaswamy right?

United States presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy stated he doesn't support a federal ban on abortion, a practice which he understands to be murder, because the U.S. federal government doesn't regulate murder (emphasis added): For years, I was…
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Is it true that the Chief Justice granted royal assent to the Online Streaming Act?

Within the first minute of this video it is asserted that, although the royal assent to Canadian legislation is normally granted by the governor general, in this case of the Online Streaming Act it was somehow done by the chief justice, Richard…
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Could a contract prevent someone from talking to the authorities?

Would a contract (such as an NDA or non-disparagement agreement) be enforceable if it prevents a person from talking to the authorities such as: the police the labour board starting a lawsuit responding to a subpoena I noticed a common phrase in…
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Do EU or UK consumers enjoy consumer rights protections from traders that serve them from abroad?

Bob lives in Manchester, or alternatively in Lyon. He purchases a product or service from a vendor in the USA, or perhaps Timbuktu. Do European or British consumer rights legislations bind the American/Malian trader to protect Bob, as the GDPR…
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Personal Misconduct That May Result in a Lawyer's Censure or Disbarment

Is there some type of Code of (Personal) Conduct that lawyers in the United States must abide by under the penalty of either censure of disbarment? What personal kinds of personal misconduct might result in such penalties? I am especially interested…
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Can two unique inventions that do the same thing be patented?

Let's say I get a patent issued for a process/formulation that cures a disease or treats damaged hair. Can someone else come along and invent something that cures the same disease or repairs hair, but they found a totally different chemical,…
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