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I'm a student at a public university in Louisiana, and I was reading up on the state's firearm law in order to be sure I could legally keep such a weapon for defense in my apartment, which is extremely close to campus (D.C. v. Heller should theoretically have me covered, but I'm hardly in a position for a legal battle ... |
I'm a student at a public university in Louisiana, and I was reading up on the state's firearm law in order to be sure I could legally keep such a weapon for defense in my apartment, which is extremely close to campus (D.C. v. Heller should theoretically have me covered, but I'm hardly in a position for a legal battle ... |
I'm a student at a public university in Louisiana, and I was reading up on the state's firearm law in order to be sure I could legally keep such a weapon for defense in my apartment, which is extremely close to campus (D.C. v. Heller should theoretically have me covered, but I'm hardly in a position for a legal battle ... |
In mathematics and programming, there exist "order of operations" standards for interpreting expressions. Does something similar exist in US government documents? In particular, I am wondering about seemingly ambiguous instructions in Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) from US Citizenship and Immigration Services... |
I'm a student at a public university in Louisiana, and I was reading up on the state's firearm law in order to be sure I could legally keep such a weapon for defense in my apartment, which is extremely close to campus (D.C. v. Heller should theoretically have me covered, but I'm hardly in a position for a legal battle ... |
If a minor is included in the class of a class action lawsuit, and the plaintiffs win or the defendant settles, can the minor receive payment?
The suit was filed in California (the GitHub Copilot suit), and the minor (me) lives in Oregon. I have already contacted the legal team; I'm just curious to find out before t... |
Can minors receive payments from class action lawsuits? |
Two completely distinct questions here:
- How should the language in the 14th Amendment be interpreted?
- Should there be birthright citizenship in a modern nation?
As to the first bullet point, at the time of writing and since, both in general usage and in legal decisions, citizenship was not considered a title... |
Is it perjury to report not being a parent if one has an adopted child? |
Where is the boundary between checking someone's digital footprint, and stalking?
More specifically here is the hypothetical scenario.
My name is A. My friend 's name is B.
B goes to a bar in country C. Meets a woman W. Takes her to a hotel, and gets robbed by her accomplices.
Now, I have another frie... |
When a police officer pulls over a vehicle without a probable cause required for this stop to be lawful is that considered false imprisonment? Or would that require the victim also to be arrested to constitute false imprisonment? |
Does pulling over a vehicle by police without a probable cause constitute false imprisionment? |
I'd like to ask the following.
Basically, in case I'm asked for an ID or driving license, I always fear that the officer might take (in secret or with a strong excuse) a picture of my ID and use it for other purposes, such as opening a sort of bank account related to strange activities or confirming an instagram acco... |
**[Tag:england-and-wales]**
**NO**
Unlike some other jurisdictions, there is no requirement for an officer to have "probable cause<sup>1</sup>" to pull over a vehicle, see [section 163](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/163?timeline=false) Road Traffic Act 1988:
> (1) A person driving a me... |
I'd like to ask the following.
Basically, in case I'm asked for an ID or driving license, I always fear that the officer might take (in secret or with a strong excuse) a picture of my ID and use it for other purposes, such as opening a sort of bank account related to strange activities or confirming an instagram acco... |
> Where is the boundary between checking someone's digital footprint, and stalking?
[Section 9A.46.110][1](1) of the Revised Code of Washington defines stalking as (1) the intentional and repeated act of harassing or following another person, thereby (2) placing the harassed or followed person "*in [reasonable] fear... |
Overwatch is a multiplayer first person shooter video game created by Blizzard. It released somewhere in 2016 I think and cost arround 40€
Earlier this year, Overwatch 1 has been completely shutdown:
- The servers are down
- The game is not playable **at all** from the official Blizzard game launcher
It has bee... |
Is it legal for Blizzard to completely shutdown overwatch 1 in oder to replace it with overwatch 2? |
Does pulling over a vehicle by police without reasonable suspicion constitute false imprisonment in California? |
When a police officer pulls over a vehicle without reasonable suspicion required for this stop to be lawful is that considered false imprisonment? Or would that require the victim also to be arrested to constitute false imprisonment? |
[Overwatch (1)][1] was a multiplayer first-person shooter video game created by Blizzard. It was released in 2016 [cost around 40€][2].
Earlier this year, [Overwatch 1 was shut down][3]:
- The servers are down.
- The game is not playable from the official Blizzard game launcher.
It has been replaced by [Overwat... |
Is it legal for Blizzard to completely shut down Overwatch 1 in order to replace it with Overwatch 2? |
[Overwatch (1)][1] was a multiplayer first-person shooter video game created by Blizzard. It was released in 2016 and [cost around 40€][2].
Earlier this year, [Overwatch 1 was shut down][3]:
- The servers are down.
- The game is not playable from the official Blizzard game launcher.
It has been replaced by [Ove... |
**[Tag:england-and-wales]**
**NO**
Unlike some other jurisdictions, there is no requirement for an officer to have "probable cause<sup>1</sup>" to pull over a vehicle, see [section 163](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/163?timeline=false) Road Traffic Act 1988:
> (1) A person driving a me... |
The granting of citizenship is expressly recognized in multiple places in the US Constitution. It would be incoherent if the prohibition on titles of nobility meant that the US could not confer citizenship on people. It would also be totally out of sync with any public understanding of "titles of nobility" at the time ... |
In mathematics and programming, there exist "order of operations" standards for interpreting expressions. Does something similar exist in US government documents? In particular, I am wondering about seemingly ambiguous instructions in [Form I-130][1] (Petition for Alien Relative) from US Citizenship and Immigration Ser... |
Your question is a philosophical question, not a legal question.
> "If all men are created equal, then why should this distinction
> exist?"
If you are asking why this distinction should [ethically] exist, that is a fascinating philosophical question. Many people do believe that the right of migration is a fund... |
Legaly, an ID (or passport, drivers licence etc.) is, in most countries, the **property** of the government that issued it.
Domestic laws states who and under what conditions these documents must be shown to the (in legal terms) *representatives of the owner*.
To put it bluntly: it is not for you to determine ... |
I'd like to ask the following.
Basically, in case I'm asked for an ID or driving license, I always fear that the officer might take (in secret or with a strong excuse) a picture of my ID and use it for other purposes, such as opening a sort of bank account related to strange activities or confirming an instagram acco... |
In Italy, if I am asked by police for an ID or driving license, would it be lawful to give them a copy of the document (ID or driving licence) crossed and written over with "not usable for utility opening, subscription or any kind of profile"? |
"Checking someone's digital footprint" could be stalking, depending on the circumstances. The better question to ask is about the legality of a certain action, and not the specific name used in a jurisdiction (although indeed in Washington there is a defined crime of "stalking"). I don't know what you mean by "checking... |
A song with the same melody and different lyrics is a [derivative work][1]. It does not matter whether the song is to be sung for money, or not. The copyright owner still retains the rights to the melody, and can deny anyone permission to use it in a derivative work.
Furthermore, using the derivative song to make a ... |
The title question no doubt has an obvious answer (you could be evicted) but please keep reading, it's a complex situation and I have a few questions that I couldn't sum up easily into one title.
I'm trying to move my partner into my flat in London. The situation is as follows:
I have lived in the flat I rent for... |
Police have the authority to stop a vehicle if they have a reasonable suspicion of a crime. That means that there must be an articulable ground for believing that there probably was a crime, which includes a specific fact (like "seeing a trail of blood", and not "it's suspicious that an old car would be driving in this... |
Video for context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yNlwCQpO0&list=LL&index=1
Jim Hodges was walking down the street from jury duty. A female police officer stops Jim because she believed he was carrying a weapon in his back pocket.
> Officer 1: "Whats is this in your back pocket?"
> Jim: "It's a navigationa... |
In Italy, if I am asked by police for an ID or driving license, would it be lawful to give them a copy of the document (ID or driving licence) crossed and written over with "not usable for utility opening, subscription or any kind of profile"?
I'm asking because a series of events and power abuses towards me mad... |
Police have the authority to stop a vehicle if they have a reasonable suspicion of a crime. That means that there must be an articulable ground for believing that there probably was a crime, which includes a specific fact (like "seeing a trail of blood", and not "it's suspicious that an old car would be driving in this... |
In Italy, if I am asked by police for an ID or driving license, would it be lawful to give them a copy of the document (ID or driving licence) crossed and written over with "not usable for utility opening, subscription or any kind of profile"?
I'm asking because a series of events and power abuses towards me mad... |
Video for context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5yNlwCQpO0&list=LL&index=1
Jim Hodges was walking down the street from jury duty. A female police officer stops Jim because she believed he was carrying a weapon in his back pocket.
> Officer 1: "Whats is this in your back pocket?"
>
> Jim: "It's a navigation... |
Hello to active members here. I need advice about my former self-proclaimed sociopathic boss from my former company. She hasn't paid us yet (both those in operation and we that got EOD for petty reasons from her).
I won't name the company for now (we are still waiting if she will show up and pay us this week), but t... |
When a police officer pulls over a vehicle without reasonable suspicion required for this stop to be lawful is that considered false imprisonment? Or would that require the driver also to be arrested to constitute false imprisonment? |
Cookie-based solutions became challenging to leverage due to the GDPR law. As an analyst, it's hard because my work depends on these metrics that will no longer be available with cookie-based tracking products like Google Analytics or similar ones following their Cookies policy change under this regulation.
Thus I ... |
GDPR: Alternatives to 3rd party cookie-based analytical systems? |
## Why does the name matter? ##
Today, I entered into a contract to buy petrol and, later, beer and a Caesar salad. In neither case did I exchange names with the other party.
If you entered into a contract under a false name with the intent to avoid your responsibilities then that would be fraud. But then, so wou... |
In the Philippines, what case can be brougt against an employer who has not paid its employees?
What kind of case would that be, and would it be with the Department of Labor and Employment ([DOLE](https://www.dole.gov.ph/))?
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What case can be brought against a former employer for unpaid wages? |
In the Philippines, what case can be brought against an employer who has not paid its employees?
What kind of case would that be, and would it be with the Department of Labor and Employment ([DOLE](https://www.dole.gov.ph/))?
|
Is selling program / liking bot legal? |
Would it be legal to sell a program / bot that log into a website account and like others posts? Is it legal on the assumption that user is responsible for use of that program (getting ban is his fault). |
I have a vague memory of a court case involving a man being prosecuted for publicizing information about nuclear weapons. He obtained that information by logic deduction and probably calculations from all the public knowledge (newspapers, tv, etc). I have not been able to find that case. Does anyone know which is? |
> why is it not considered a title of nobility?
It is not considered a title of nobility because it isn't. First, nobility is a state of being above everyone else. Citizenship does not have such a dimension; it's more about being in the group or outside of the group than it is about being above the group. One of ... |
Two completely distinct questions here:
- How should the language in the 14th Amendment be interpreted?
- Should there be birthright citizenship in a modern nation?
As to the first bullet point, at the time of writing and since, both in general usage and in legal decisions, citizenship was not considered a title... |
My current understanding is that the biggest difference between "Attempt Aggravated Assault" and "Attempted Murder" is the prosecution's ability to determine killing intent.
Due to the nature of the requirement, however, this has lead to quite a bit of variability in practice on how we classify these particular viol... |
Has there ever been an attempt to standardize "Attempt Aggravated Assault" and "Attempted Murder"? |
Clearly, every country has its own medical system. I do not know what the single source of legality tends to be, but I assume the government appoints a minister of health, and the minister of health somehow oversees who is allowed to practice medicine, how, and where, and who will be in charge of important topics like ... |
What laws would prevent the creation of an international telemedicine service? |
I am writing up a contract as a self-employed freelancer and I have a question about contract termination and the notice period. Lets say I have a 14 day notice period clause in my contract and either me or the client decide to terminate the contract. Am I right to assume that once the notice has been issued to the oth... |
The WHO regulations (according to that page; I haven't seen them) "provide an overarching legal framework that defines countries’ rights and obligations in handling public health events and emergencies that have the potential to cross borders." They don't dictate the conditions for practicing medicine.
> it does n... |
When the houses in my area in England were built a small patch of land remained unused / not build on. This was about 50 years ago. While all other land was sold off with the houses this patch of land remained to be owned by the company that build the houses. About 30 years ago the owners dissolved the company. Land re... |
What happends with the ownership of land where the land owner no longer exsists? |
> Am I right to assume that once the notice has been issued to the other party, me and the client still work on the project for 14 days until the notice period expires and that the client is required to pay for the work that has been done in those 14 days (assuming that I have this clause defined in my contact)?
Ye... |
So, I'm writing an article to Medium and I need to bake up my words with some proves. I found the researches all publicly available, either via Google Search, some just PDF's from, some are leading to jstor.org.
And my work of course not a standalone resource, but just a review of closely related topics and results ... |
**[Tag:england-and-wales]**
**NO**
Unlike some other jurisdictions, there is no requirement for an officer to have "probable cause<sup>1</sup>" or suspect an offence as [the police can stop a vehicle for any reason](https://www.gov.uk/stopped-by-police-while-driving-your-rights) under [section 163](https://www.le... |
A fine/prosecution for insult is unlikely
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As stated in the other answer, race-motivated insult [(CP R625-8-1)](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000035375885) might be a fit for the situation, legally speaking. However, I foresee immense problems in pr... |
It depends what the different lyrics try to achieve. A *parody*, [according to Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody) "a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule", falls under the fair use doctrine. [This website](h... |
Twitter recently made it possible to get a verification check added to an account by just paying 8 dollars, causing a rash of fake 'verified' accounts. One of these accounts was for Eli Lilly, a company that provides life saving medication at generally high prices. The fake account claimed that Eli Lily would be prov... |
What legal penalties may Twitter face as a result of the Eli Lilly fake tweet? |
So, I'm writing an article for Medium and I need to back up my words with some proofs. I found the researches all publicly available, via Google Search, some just PDF's from, some are leading to jstor.org.
And my work of course is not a standalone resource, but just a review of closely related topics and results we ... |
Texas has an anti abortion law, [Health and Safety Code 245][1] which states
> the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or
> any other substance, device, or means with the intent *to cause the
> death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant*. The term
> does not include birth... |
Can a trans man get an abortion in Texas where a women can't? |
Texas has an anti abortion law, [Health and Safety Code 245][1] which states
> the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or
> any other substance, device, or means with the intent *to cause the
> death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant*. The term
> does not include birth... |
> Did I pay for the right to own and play Overwatch 1, or just for the right to play it ?
You paid for a license to the client software. Which isn't really either, but closer to the second. You don't own anything.
> Why is it legal for Blizzard to shutdown completely a product and a service for which customers ha... |
> Did I pay for the right to own and play Overwatch 1, or just for the right to play it ?
You paid for a license to the client software. Which isn't really either, but closer to the second. You don't own anything.
> Why is it legal for Blizzard to shutdown completely a product and a service for which customers ha... |
Texas has an anti abortion law, [Health and Safety Code 245][1] which states
> the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or
> any other substance, device, or means with the intent *to cause the
> death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant*. The term
> does not include birth... |
Texas has an anti-abortion law, [Health and Safety Code 245][1] which states:
> the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or
> any other substance, device, or means with the intent *to cause the
> death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant*. The term
> does not include birt... |
Can a trans man get an abortion in Texas where a woman can't? |
Texas has an anti-abortion law, [Health and Safety Code 245][1] which states:
> the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or
> any other substance, device, or means with the intent *to cause the
> death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant*. The term
> does not include birt... |
## Not as a shareholder ##
The entire point of limited liability companies is that the shareholders are protected from the losses of the company - they can only lose the amount they paid (or still owe) for their shares.
The directors and officers of a company have various [duties][1] that they owe to the company ... |
Any precedent for a foreign attorney, pro hac vice, was granted permission to represent civil litigants in any U.S. federal or state court? |
I am of the understanding that in *Marks v. United States*, 430 U.S. 188 (1977), the Supreme Court has the following procedure in place:
> When a fragmented Court decides a case and no single rationale explaining the result enjoys the assent of five Justices, the holding of the Court may be viewed as that position t... |
What is the definition of "narrowest interpretation" with respect to a US Supreme Court plurality? |
## Ever changing ordinary definitions do not change what the law makers meant
The cited piece of law dates back to 1989. At that some, it was virtually inconceivable that "woman" could ordinarily mean anything other than a biological female person potentially capable of becoming pregnant and giving birth.
Times c... |
## Ever changing ordinary definitions do not change what the law makers meant
The cited piece of law dates back to 1989. At that time, it was virtually inconceivable that "woman" could ordinarily mean anything other than a biological female person potentially capable of becoming pregnant and giving birth.
Times c... |
This has been a point of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. To the extent that the *Marks* rule has clear application, it is in cases where the various reasons for judgment of the Court form a "logical subset" or "common denominator" structure. But many times, the reasons don't rel... |
This has been a point of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. To the extent that the *Marks* rule has clear application, it is in cases where the various reasons for judgment of the Court form a "logical subset" or "common denominator" structure. But many times, the reasons don't rel... |
This has been a point of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. To the extent that the *Marks* rule has clear application, it is in cases where the various reasons for judgment of the Court form a "logical subset" or "common denominator" structure. But many times, the reasons don't rel... |
What is the definition of "narrowest grounds" with respect to a US Supreme Court plurality? |
This has been a point of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. It was not reasoned nor explained by the Court when it was announced. It hasn't been reasoned or explained by the Court since. To the extent that the *Marks* rule has arguably clear application, it is in cases where the va... |
Any precedent for a foreign (non-U.S.) attorney, pro hac vice, was granted permission to represent civil litigants in any U.S. federal or state court? |
The *Marks* rule is direction from the Supreme Court to lower court judges as to how to deduce the controlling position when the Court itself can't come to a majority position.
However, the *Marks* rule has been a source of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. It was not reasoned ... |
[Overwatch (1)][1] was a multiplayer first-person shooter video game created by Blizzard. It was released in 2016 and [cost around 40€][2].
Earlier this year, [Overwatch 1 was shut down][3]:
- The servers are down.
- The game is not playable from the official Blizzard game launcher.
It has been replaced by [Ove... |
When the houses in my area in England were built, a small patch of land remained unused / not build on. This was about 50 years ago. While all other land was sold off with the houses, this patch of land remained to be owned by the company that build the houses.
About 30 years ago the owners dissolved the company. La... |
What happens with the ownership of land where the landowner no longer exists? |
**In the future: Liability**
Right now, it's basically illegal due to the whole lot of bureaucracy the other questions mention already. Most of these answers boil down to: "It's not legal by default, it has to be somewhat explicitly allowed". And that IMHO won't happen for a while, because of the issue of liability ... |
I sell t-shirts online. One of them features a picture of the ancient Egyptian god Anubis (my original art). Some people who viewed it said Anubis is a trademarked for clothing and I may be infringing. Can this be true? I'm not using anyone's logo or claiming a brand name. I would like to think I'm referencing ancient ... |
Can an original image of the god Anubis on a t-shirt infringe trademark or copyright? |
The *Marks* rule is direction from the Supreme Court to lower court judges as to how to deduce the controlling position when the Court itself can't come to a majority position.
However, the *Marks* rule has been a source of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. It was not reasoned ... |
The *Marks* rule is direction from the Supreme Court to lower court judges as to how to deduce the controlling position when the Court itself can't come to a majority position.
However, the *Marks* rule has been a source of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. It was not reasoned ... |
The *Marks* rule is direction from the Supreme Court to lower court judges as to how to deduce the controlling position when the Court itself can't come to a majority position.
However, the *Marks* rule has been a source of confusion in the jurisprudence and academia ever since it was announced. It was not reasoned ... |
Once and then I read news about US navy stopping, searching and even sinking commercial vessels flowing non-US ensign (most recently Iranian). Sometimes news regard navy vessels not conforming to COLREG and threatening other vessels with deadly force to give way instead.
I know that navy (US Navy especially) are gu... |
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