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Are there any kinds of laws that prohibit personally harmful speech? |
Would it be legal for me to download all of the student images that appear in my university's directory and post them on a website?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects students' education records such that an institution may only release information found in a students' records with permis... |
In many legal conflicts the fact that a defendant acted on the advice of competent legal counsel is considered an affirmative defense, or at least a mitigating factor.
Can such a defendant hide behind attorney-client privilege to lie about advice his attorney provided? I.e., does an attorney have an obligation to o... |
Does attorney-client privilege protect a client who lies about his attorney? |
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? |
Does killing witnesses before trial suppress them? |
Would it be legal for me to download all of the student images that appear in my university's directory and post them on a website?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects students' education records such that an institution may only release information found in a student's records with permis... |
So, few months ago i was working for a big blog and then i resigned because i didn't want to write any more articles for them. Few articles were original and few were translations by me. Is there any kind of ownership i keep for my articles? I had no contracts with them for what can i do with what i wrote so is it poss... |
What kind of ownership do i have over articles i wrote? |
In the United States, does the Clerk of Court typically have any type of decision-setting power, or does the Clerk's authority extend only to carrying out directives of judges? |
What is the authority of the clerk of court? |
The legislation in question is [section 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990][1] (this section was added to the original text of the CMA by section 37 of the Police and Justice Act 2006):
> **3A Making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in offence under section 1 or 3**
>
> (1) A person is guilty of an offenc... |
So, a few months ago I was working for a big blog and then I resigned because I didn't want to write any more articles for them. Some of the articles were original and a few were translations by me from other articles. Do I have any claim to ownership if the articles? I had no contract with them governing what I can do... |
So, a few months ago I was working for a big blog and then I resigned because I didn't want to write any more articles for them. Some of the articles were original and a few were translations by me from other articles. Do I have any claim to ownership if the articles? I had no contract with them governing what I can do... |
What kind of ownership do I have over articles I wrote? |
In many legal conflicts the fact that a defendant acted on the advice of competent legal counsel is considered an affirmative defense, or at least a mitigating factor.
Can such a defendant hide behind attorney-client privilege to lie about advice his attorney provided? I.e., does an attorney have an obligation to o... |
Is there any way to present a case to the grand jury if the prosecuting attorney is unwilling to do so?
Are there methods in place to protect against a DA that may be trying to protect powerful or influential friends or allies? |
Is there anyway to bring a case before the grand jury with out the support of the Prosecuting Attorney? |
All of Wikipedia's content is [licensed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights) under the CC BY-SA, and Wikipedia [encourages](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reusing_Wikipedia_content#Re-use_of_text_under_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike) fulfilling the attribution requirement for CC BY-SA ... |
I live in the US and do writing of my own in various forms ranging from blog posts to content for handouts and trainings I might want to resell at some point in the future.
What steps I should take to legally protect the content I write so that it isn't taken and sold elsewhere later on? Are there additional things ... |
Is there any way to present a case to the grand jury if the prosecuting attorney is unwilling to do so?
Are there methods in place to protect against a DA that may be using the process to protect powerful or influential friends or allies? |
Is there any way to bring a criminal case before the grand jury without the support of the Prosecuting Attorney? |
I work an hourly job. I got a letter today telling me that they overpaid me and I owe them money. My job pays minimum wage and I'm not sure how they "overpaid" me, their computers pay me per second that I work. I can view the hours I've worked in the past but they're on a website that my company owns so I'm not sure if... |
My company handed me a letter today telling me I owe them money because they overpaid me. Do I legally have to pay them? |
When I use a Creative Commons photo (from Flickr) on a website I make what is the required way to give attribution.
Assuming the license allows commercial use and changes with attribution could I include the title, creator, and a tinyurl to the flickr image in a corner of my modified image? Or would that leave somet... |
Real property seems to have peculiar legal customs. For example, if somebody has leased property like a vehicle and defaults on their lease the most expeditious way for the true owner to recover the property seems to be repossession, which is essentially physical recovery by "reasonable" force.
But when it comes to... |
Can residences be repossessed as with other real property? |
During a homeowners association executive session, the board members were given a briefing protected under attorney-client privilege. A board member is now concerned about his/her personal liability due to the (in)action of the board as a whole.
Can an individual share with his/her personal lawyer, attorney-client p... |
Can official attorney-client privilege protected information be shared with personal lawyer? |
Why can't a party raise new arguments in United States court of appeals? |
In the UK, if a police constable stops you on the street and asks for your ID, when are you required by law to give it to them? Must there be reasonable suspicion of a crime?
What about if you're driving and get pulled over; are you obliged to show your driving licence and/or ID?
Does it make a difference whether... |
Under what circumstances am I obliged to show ID to a police officer? |
The legislation in question is [section 3A of the Computer Misuse Act 1990][1] (this section was added to the original text of the CMA by section 37 of the Police and Justice Act 2006):
> **3A Making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in offence under section 1 or 3**
>
> (1) A person is guilty of an offenc... |
Almost every job I have ever held has a non-compete clause, lasting for up to a year after I leave a particular organisation, prohibiting me form delivering similar services on behalf of a competitor.
Are these clauses actually valid in a court of law? I'm most interested in UK law, but as most of these roles are fo... |
What legal standing do non-compete clauses have in employment contracts? |
A few months back, I watched a *House* episode that featured him violating a *DNR* order, and being taken to court for it.
A few days ago, I've come across a do-not-resuscitate t-shirt on one of the t-shirt web-sites, and trying to find the exact site for the question, it seems like a sample query will give you a co... |
Is “do not resuscitate” on a t-shirt a legal order? |
In the United States, under what circumstances is ignorance of a law or legal principle a defense against legal action? |
When is ignorance a legal defense? |
During a homeowners association executive session, the board members were given a briefing protected under attorney-client privilege. A board member is now concerned about his/her personal liability due to the (in)action of the board as a whole. The Association's lawyer (hired to represent the Association, not individu... |
To answer the first question, the answer seems to be "generally not." In federal courts, this is explicitly not allowed -- rule 6(d) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure states that the only people who can be present before a grand jury are *government* lawyers, the witness being questioned, interpreters, and a c... |
Is there any way to present a case to the grand jury if the prosecuting attorney is unwilling to do so? |
The UK is a common law country. It is a widely held belief of many people that statute Acts of parliament (i.e. most 'laws') only apply with the "consent of the governed"; and that one may be a "free man of the land" or a "Scottish Sovereign".
They assert that only common law applies to them, i.e. laws surrounding a... |
Has a common law defence ever held water? |
In [this question][1] it was shown that it is not possible to bypass the States Attorney before the grand jury. But what relief exists in cases where [Prosecutorial Discretion][2] might be used to protect people who are powerful, influential, and/or friends of the Court?
[1]: http://law.stackexchange.com/q/13... |
What methods exist to provide relief in criminal cases where the state refuses to prosecute? |
Section 19 of PACE (the [Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984][1]) states:
> (2) The constable may seize anything which is on the premises if he has reasonable grounds for believing—
> - (a) that it has been obtained in consequence of the commission of an offence; and
> - (b) that it is necessary to seize it ... |
What stops you from invoking §19.6 if a police officer attempts to seize your mobile phone? |
As an example, Title V, Chapter 1 of the [1869 Civil Code][1] was about the grounds for divorce. (This Chapter appears to be exactly the same in the [1882 Civil Code][2].)
Section 1190 of the [1870 Revised Statutes][3] was *also* about the grounds for divorce. (This section appears to be exactly the same in the [187... |
What is (or was) the difference between Louisiana's Civil Code and Revised Statutes? |
Section 19 of PACE (the [Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984][1]) states:
> (3) The constable may seize anything which is on the premises if he has reasonable grounds for believing—
> - (a) that it is evidence in relation to an offence which he is investigating or any other offence; and
> - (b) that it is ne... |
According to [Is it illegal for Joe Public to listen to ATC in the UK?][1] over on Aviation.SE, although aviation transmissions are broadcast publicly, in the clear, unencrypted; it is illegal to listen to them live on a scanner or such.
What law prohibits this? I believe it dates to WWII fears of spies. I also beli... |
Is it illegal to listen to Air Traffic Control transmissions in the UK? |
If you live abroad as a foreign national, there are certain government services that you must keep obtaining from your own government through a Consulate General (e.g. passport issue/renewal).
However, if the Consulate General fails to provide such services in a satisfactory fashion, and the complaints go unanswered... |
What do you do if your consulate general violates the law? |
I am selling specialized industrial products to a Polish company who will use them at a site in Poland. We have hired a Polish lawyer to help us understand/exclude as many implied warranties as possible under Polish law, but have set the applicable law under the contract to New York state law.
Under US law, there ar... |
I've always heard stories that in Germany, there is no drinking age. I know that in the United States, it is 21. [Alcohol can cause health risks for underage children](http://health.stackexchange.com/questions/355/what-effects-does-alcohol-have-on-underage-children), so it would seem weird to allow everyone to consume ... |
What are the drinking age laws in Germany? |
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 effectively informational only? What if you don't even speak any French? |
Do you have to obey English-only traffic signs in Toronto? |
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? What about unsworn written testimony? What about hearsay? |
In the movie, "Moneyball," the name of Billy Beane's assistant was fictionalized to "Peter Brand." Yet anyone who has read Michael Lewis' book knows that his real name was Paul dePodesta.
Mr. dePodesta withheld permission to use his real name because of several "shortcuts" the movie played with the facts, like the p... |
How does changing a name protect against a libel suit when "everyone" knows who he is? |
I understand that if the police perform an illegal search, then any evidence found during that search will be excluded from a trial, but what if they didn't find any evidence?
If the police do an illegal search, and they don't find anything, is there anything I can do about it? |
If the police search my vehicle or house without my consent, and they don't find anything, what recourse is there? |
Someone I knew told me that if a black belt in martial arts is pulled over, he/she has to tell the police that he/she is a black belt because he/she is a deadly weapon.
I told him that I didn't believe him because that sounds way too much like a threat, but he seemed really convinced that it was true.
Is it true? |
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Often, when I watch TV shows, I'll see or hear about an imitation of a real brand name.
As an example, here is a parody of Walmart from the Simpson's
[1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/lA8bY.png
The store in the picture is unambiguously supposed to represent Walmart. They'r... |
Why do fictional shows use imitation brand names? |
Hard to _prove_ a negative, but the answer is no. Here's some support:
- http://martialarts.stackexchange.com/q/72
- http://www.fightingarts.com/reading/article.php?id=460 explains possible origins of this myth:
> By Jonathan Maberry
>
> This is one of the oldest American martial arts legends, and there is... |
You aren't required to include the attribution **on** the image, you can include it somewhere else on the page, placing it directly below the image is preferred, but providing it at the end of a post is acceptable.
![enter image description here][1]
<sup>Image Capture: [Attributing Creative Commons Materials][2]. [... |
[The PDF entitled 'Public Access Guidance for Lay Clients'](https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media/1666529/3__the_public_access_scheme_guidance_for_lay_clients.pdf) (from [the Bar Standards Board](https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/regulatory-requirements/bsb-handbook/code-guidance/)) compares and contrasts Publi... |
I recognise these adages: ["a *pro se* defense is usually a bad defense."](http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2011/06/if_john_edwards_were_to_represent_himself_would_he_have_a_fool_for_a_client.html) and ["A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client"](http://english.stackexchange.com/q/... |
When should one represent oneself in court? |
One can simply read law textbooks and judgements of legal cases, but what else? |
How to self-learn law today, like those lawyers in the past who never went to law school? |
In the past, I have read that lawyers simply 'read law' on their own or in an office, before passing the legal (bar) exam. But if they only indentured and never went to law school, then how did they learn jurisprudence or the academic theories of law? |
In the past, how did lawyers learn the academic side of law? |
Are there any examples where Judicial Review has not been the process used to deem an act unconstitutional? |
When has Judicial Review not been the process used to deem an act unconstitutional? |
Under what circumstances am I obligated to show ID to a police officer? |
[FERPA for Parents and Eligible Students](http://familypolicy.ed.gov/?src=ferpa) |
Since [laptop and other electronic device seizures at US borders](https://www.aclu.org/government-data-about-searches-international-travelers-laptops-and-personal-electronic-devices) became legal without a warrant (including making copies of data), [7% of ACTE's business travelers reported being subject to a seizure as... |
Since [laptop and other electronic device seizures at US borders](https://www.aclu.org/government-data-about-searches-international-travelers-laptops-and-personal-electronic-devices) became legal without a warrant (including making copies of data), [7% of ACTE's business travelers reported being subject to a seizure as... |
Although this has never happened to me, I've read and heard about people driving on the road and then being signaled (in some way, usually with reds and blues) to pull over for a ticket and the car doing this isn't the usual police car for that area but instead an unmarked car.
Are you legally required to pull over ... |
What laws are there regarding being pulled over by an unmarked cop car/undercover cop? |
Specifically, if the website itself has legal disclaimers to protect itself from litigation arising from legal advice provided on it, would a similar disclaimer claiming to disclaim authors of content on the website protect those authors? |
Does a boilerplate legal disclaimer protect authors of content on a website? |
Lets think there is a virus that acts like a software. Its acting like a regular software. It's installation is visible to user and again like a regular software, it asks user to accept its End-user License Agreement.
Everyday, we all install softwares to our computers but none of us actually read that seven page lo... |
Can a spyware or a virus act legally with EULA? |
'A' (in an EU member state) contracts with 'B' (in another member state) who then breaches the contract.
* Can 'A' sue 'B' under some harmonised community-wide procedure?
* If not, in which state does 'A' bring his action (if not stated in the contract)? |
According to 1860 Indian Penal Code, "Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife is not rape". What are the possible workarounds of this to prosecute someone under this category? |
**MIT**
> The MIT License (MIT)
>
> Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders>
>
> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
> a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
> "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
> without... |
Is there any difference in meaning between the Boost and MIT software licenses? |
Chapter 7 to the United Nations charter gives the Security Council the power to authorize states to use force in some particular case (for example, in the first gulf war the UNSC authorized the use of force against Iraq).
Now, normally any use of force by a state is subject to international humanitarian law (the law... |
Can the UN security council authorize states to violate international humanitarian law? |
Specifically, what does it mean to be "operating a business"?
I started an LLC in Delaware, but write software to power my company from my home and while I travel across the country. Do I need to get a business license in my home state and locality? Do I also need it in any state I travel to where I work on my compa... |
Under what circumstances do you need a business license? |
Do "murder", "manslaughter" and "homicide" have different legal definitions? Or are they just terms referring to the same act used in different jurisdictions? |
What is the difference between "murder", "manslaughter" and "homicide"? |
Are there any prerequisites to represent one's own case before a jury? Specific answer targeting Indian Law would be appreciated. |
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