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Why did CJ Roberts apply the Fourteenth Amendment to Harvard, a private school?
In Justice Roberts's ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v.
Harvard College overturning affirmative action in the United States, he holds that "Harvard’s and UNC’s admissions programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth…
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Is "I didn't think it was serious" usually a good defence against "duty to rescue"?
Supposing A gives B food that contains an ingredient that, unknown to A, B is violently allergic to, and B collapses. A refuses to call an ambulance, saying that B is just being dramatic, and continues to do so even when C confirms that B does, in…
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Do cats have a "right to roam" in the UK?
I've seen numerous sources, including the RSPCA, making claims along the lines that cats in the UK have a "right to roam", are "free spirits", and therefore that cat owners cannot be held liable for their cat's actions that cause damage. However,…
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High School forced labor for grades?
I have a friend in a high school computer science course in Texas. This is a course required for graduation and is not a volunteer thing. Apparently, the teacher is having the students develop an official app that the school intends to eventually…
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Are police allowed to be ignorant of the law?
As I understand it, the limited liability that police enjoy requires that people bringing civil cases against police must prove that the police officer should have had a reasonable knowledge of the civil rights that they accuse him of breaking, for…
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What does this fuzzy court clerk stamp say? It's from a very old case in 1995 in the state of Washington
At first I thought it says "MAILED" but that doesn't seem to work...or does it? If you're familiar with court clerk stamps perhaps you can give advice as to what this is? Thank you.
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Can a political party falsely inform its opponent's voters that their voter registrations have been cancelled?
Location: Michigan, United States
Let's say we have two major political parties - let's call them YellowParty and PurpleParty. YellowParty obtains a list of reliable PurpleParty voters and sets out to falsely inform these voters that their voter…
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Is a lawyer allowed to follow a client's instructions to hide evidence?
The police arrested a suspect linked to sexual assaults. The police searched his home. It sounds like initially the search warrants were very limited in scope but they widened as things turned up. While he was in jail, his lawyer followed his…
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I am 16. Can my parents legally transfer my money I have earned from my own job to their account and take it?
I am a 16 year old, who got their first job at 14ish, and ever since have had my own debit card with my own name on it, and all the money I have earned from work, gifts, etc. have been on there. I have direct deposit pay checks, and I save most of…
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Is it a crime to "steal" your own money from a bank?
It is in the news that it has become a thing to stage a bank "robbery" to get access to ones own money in Lebanon. While these have involved things that are undoubtedly crimes (such as brandishing a toy gun, and pouring gasoline and threatened to…
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In what manner "prescribed by law" can a soldier be permitted to stay in a privately owned home without violating the Third Amendment?
The Third Amendment states
No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
This oft-overlooked amendment states that soldiers cannot be…
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What does "Have you been drinking?" really mean?
If a police officer asks a driver "Have you been drinking?", then the driver should either plead the fifth (and not answer the question), or answer the question truthfully. Let's assume the driver only answers yes or no for the moment, without…
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Was Alex Jones's attorney handing over phone-record evidence a "mishap" or required by law?
CNN reports on Alex Jones's case regarding Sandy Hook as follows:
Jones, who was the sole witness for the defense during the trial, did not fare well Wednesday as he was cross-examined by the plaintiffs' attorney, Mark Bankston.
In a remarkable…
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What would happen if qualified immunity is ended across the United States?
There is a growing movement to eliminate qualified immunity for Police officers in the United States.
What would happen from a legal perspective if this actually happened?
Can officers be personally sued?
Can officers be personally sued for cases…
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Other use of profile photos: legality fair-use and permissions
I'm building an app that works across mobile devices and browsers. There is a chat component and I will be showing the profile photos that I find on the user's phone book (not from the image folders). To make these images visible on the web if the…
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