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What is the legal basis of requiring permission before one can link to a webpage?
I came across the "Linking Terms" of OTC Markets Group Inc.'s website:
PLEASE READ THESE LINKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ("LINKING TERMS") BEFORE LINKING TO THIS WEB SITE. YOU MAY NOT LINK TO THIS WEBSITE UNLESS YOU ACCEPT AND COMPLY WITH THESE…
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Can Hollywood discriminate on the race of their actors?
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later addenda, employers in the US "cannot discriminate" on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information.…
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Where is the line at which the producer of a product cannot be blamed for the stupidity of the user of that product?
It seems to me that no matter how thorough your warnings are, there will always be someone foolish enough to get themselves hurt in a way you couldn't have expected. Is there a line somewhere at which any injuries are the user's fault, not the…
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Can I request a copy of my personal data (GDPR) from email-scammers and sue them if they don't comply?
So, I've been receiving a lot of spammails recently and I'm pretty fed up with them.
I've also been wondering, how they got access to my mail-address, so I sent a request of information so I can see, what data they store about me, where they got it…
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Is it criminal for POTUS to engage GA Secretary State over Election results?
Given recent headlines regarding the Trump-Raffensperger phone call regarding GA election results, experts like Preet Bharara indicate criminal conduct. If this is true,
What exactly would a prosecutor charge? State? Federal?
Would Trump be…
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What if a spacecraft lands on my property?
In December 2020 Hayabusa2, a Japanese space mission, returned samples from an asteroid to Earth, landing them in the Australian outback. Now, imagine a scenario where the samples accidentally land on someone's private property. Is that person…
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Born on a plane
Pregnant woman gets on a plane in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Gives birth over Nebraska. Lands in Maryland.
What state does the birth certificate say the child is born in, and is the time of birth adjusted to that state's time zone?
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Is a lawyer allowed to "rescue" his witness on redirect, and if so, when?
A lawyer puts up an expert witness to testify on a technical matter. The opposition leads him through several questions on "cross," and then concludes with, "So it is possible that X could have occurred?" (X being an event that helps the cross…
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In the US, can a state court issue a subpoena against, arrest, try, convict, or jail the US president?
The US president has the authority to grant a pardon to a person other than himself in respect of a federal crime, even before the person has been indicted. There has also been some discussion over whether he can issue a federal self-pardon. But he…
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Is asking users to waive GDPR compliance a legal way of escaping GDPR data handling requirements?
I have recently come across this part of an app from a well-known US company:
Is this a legal way of handling some of the technical obstacles GDPR introduced? Is this a "flexible" interpretation of the law or is it straight up illegal?
To give the…
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Airport Security - advanced check, 4th amendment breach
I am a traveller, have a long Muslim name and I encounter frequent advanced searches at airports. Searching someone based solely on their name is obviously illegal as per the 4th amendment, but I assume bigotry exists so I learned to deal with it.…
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Is it legal to have unpaid volunteer moderators (or other types of volunteers) on a for-profit community website?
It seems like everyone does it. I've never heard of a paid moderator (though I'm sure they probably exist). From what I've gathered, however, it sounds like having any kind of volunteers is illegal for any for-profit business in the US, based on…
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How do free-speech protections in the United States apply in public to corporate misrepresentations?
Last night, I was driving behind a truck that had a very official-looking sign like this:
(Sign says, "WARNING STAY BACK 200 FT. NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELDS!")
Some cursory Googling brought me to this page from an attorney (who is…
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Is “do not resuscitate” on a t-shirt a legal order?
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…
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Can a nation A stop nation B from issuing visas to citizens of nation A?
How would it legally work?
For example, could India force U.S. consulates to stop issuing H-1B visas, or other specialized visas, by claiming it amounts to poaching of important human resources?
Edit: I used 'brain drain' as just an example. What…
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