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Why does the United States Supreme Court oppose cameras, when Australia's, Canada's, and UK's have permitted them?
SCOTUS Justices' arguments against televising (like Alito J at 21:03 and Kagan J at 26:17 who interestingly voted TO televise when he was on the 3rd Circuit), also pertain to the HCA, SCC, and UKSC. They include misinterpretation by the public and…
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What part of the constitution makes the US federal agency "Food and Drug Administration" legal?
Which part of the US constitution delegates the US federal government the power to establish the agency "Food and Drug Administration"?
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Can someone more wealthy than me bury me in legal fees?
USA Federal Law -
I have a company worth about $6m. I got on the bad side of a person with a company worth well over $750m (with attorneys on staff). The CEO threatened to bury me in an endless sea of frivolous lawsuits, so that I'm essentially…
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"Not for individual resale" - really?
In at least the US and UK lots of items that are sold in multipacks come with a notice on them that often reads:
Not for individual resale
That always strikes me as slightly odd - it looks like it's intended to be a contractual term that I can…
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What are the consequences that European standards being cited in law must be publicly accessible, but are protected by copyright?
In a jugdgment published this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on a complaint that some technical norms set as European Standards by a Standards Organisation are available only behind a paywall, despite them being cited by…
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When ordering off Amazon, are you allowed to keep a product that's significantly more valuable than what you originally ordered?
A friend of mine ordered a 60 EUR PC case off of Amazon.nl, but when receiving it today it turns out it is an entire prebuilt gaming PC valued at around 1400 EUR. in the friends group, we speculated that it's returned product that was processed…
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Can you own a copyright of something where no remaining copies exist?
Suppose Bob owns the copyright to a TV show. Unfortunately, Bob isn't very smart, and he keeps the only copy in the world in a warehouse, and the warehouse accidentally burns down. Does this have any effect on Bob's ownership of the copyright?
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Theft on golf course
Let's say hypothetically two men are playing golf on a public golf course.. One man loses his ball in a stream (which is on the golf course's property)... The man goes to collect his ball from the stream and comes back with his original ball and 10…
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If someone commits a crime, but suffers brain damage and has no memory of the crime, will they get punished?
Say that Bob is a horrible person who commits murder, theft, and a bunch of other bad stuff. Before getting caught, he shoots himself in the head. Miraculously, he survives, but with a severe case of amnesia where he's basically a new person with no…
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Why don't alcoholic beverages have the ingredients list?
Most alcoholic beverages (such as beers and wines) don't list the ingredients or nutritional information. Why is this? Is there a special exception for alcoholic beverages?
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Is there any merit in continuing to fight a trial despite an overwhelming chance of losing and there being no plea deal?
For example, if the evidence is overwhelmingly against them and the defendant knows they are guilty and there is no chance for a lesser sentence or a plea deal (happens in certain jurisdictions), is there still any merit to continuing with a trial?
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Do I have to name all editors when reusing text from Wikipedia and SE?
Wikipedia writes that
You should not cite any particular author or authors for a Wikipedia article, in general. Wikipedia is collaboratively written. However, if you do need to find the list of authors of a particular article, you can check the…
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Is murder unconstitutional?
I've heard a number of times now that the U.S. Constitution regulates the government and not private entities. This is why, for example, private organizations can limit free speech but the government cannot.
I got to thinking: Is murder…
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Is it illegal to block, on social media, a person who sends a legal threat?
I live in the middle east, and two weeks back I left a negative factual review on a certain hostel in Abu Dhabi. They gave me a scare threat today, saying that they will file a police case for this. I responded by blocking them. They responded with…
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Can numbers be illegal?
This video explaining this wikipedia article says that possessing a particular number can be illegal. Is this true?
From the article (internal links and formatting removed):
An illegal prime is a prime number that represents information whose…
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