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Must the interrogation stop when the right to counsel has been invoked?
Do police officers have to stop an interrogation when right to counsel has been invoked by a suspect or can they continue the questioning like nothing has happened?
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If a request for personal data is made under the GDPR rights but the requestor refuses to give ID for verification what should the company do?
A request for personal data to be deleted is made under the GDPR rights but the requestor refuses to give ID for verification and only provides an email address.
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What is the legal basis for terminating contracts with Russian residents?
This question is not about politics, it's purely about law.
Recently, a number of companies announced that they will be terminating contracts with anyone who has Russian registration.
One example is IONOS web and domain hosting:
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Victim of larceny doesn't press charges. Does this mean suspect walks free?
Location: Indiana, USA.
A home/ranch owner (victim) thinks he is being stolen from. He rigs a lot of his possessions with tracking devices (apple airtags) and puts a lot of cameras on premises.
Some time later his possessions do get stolen, hard to…
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If I buy a stolen item from party A, and then party A spends the proceeds, who is entitled to the item?
Is the original owner entitled to their property back while I am entitled to recover the sum paid for it from party A, or does the item somehow become rightfully mine, or... how does this all work?
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Can a landowner charge a dead person for renting property in the U.S.?
Can a landowner charge a dead person for renting property in the U.S.? Let's say my grandma died 4 months ago and the landowner only discovered that she was dead just now, can the landowner charge my grandma for 4 months of rental in the United…
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US: Is there any subject that it is unlawful to teach in schools?
In the US, are there any laws that restrict certain subjects or topics, or parts thereof, from being taught in schools?
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What happens if the US Supreme Court ties 4-4?
What is the result of a 4-4 split in a US Supreme Court case?
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In the US are you allowed to impose restriction on the government when they want to enter your house without a warrant?
If the government wishes to enter your house without a warrant and they ask your permission to do so, if you impose restrictions on what they can do or a part of the house they can or cannot enter, are they forced to comply with your restrictions or…
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Government's standing in criminal trials
There's an answer on politics SE that has some upvotes (but more downvotes) claiming (even more adamantly in subsequent comments) that standing is issue of substantial importance in criminal trials; some quotes from the claims:
There is no…
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Is buying counterfeit goods illegal?
There are fake Rolexs being sold on the internet for around £250. This is illegal, and those engaged in selling such items have been charged with unauthorised use of a trademark. It appears that the crime here is
the right is not in the…
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Why does the First Amendment apply to states?
The First Amendment doesn't say "No one can restrict free speech" - it says "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech."
You could interpret it as saying, "Congress cannot restrict free speech, but a private company like…
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What if you and a restaurant can't agree on who is at fault for a credit card issue?
This question established that, if a restaurant is suddenly unable to take all credit cards, and you don't have cash, then it is not a criminal matter and the debt would just be resolved through civil methods.
On the other hand, if you went to a…
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Bright-line or Litmus Test for Sedition?
The media is crediting Donald Trump, Giuliani and Trump's son with inciting the protesters to march from the Ellipse to and breach the Capitol building on 6 January 2021, interrupting the electoral college finalization.
Is there a bright line or…
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Could the GoDaddy employee self-phishing test constitute a breach of contract?
Recently, GoDaddy executed a self-phishing test against its own employees. The message that employees received said that they could claim their holiday bonus by submitting their contact details on some website:
From: Happyholiday@Godaddy.com
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