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Why aren't athletes charged with assault?
Athletes get into brawls and whatnot all the time. Mike Tyson even bit a guy's ear off. Why aren't they charged for assault and sentenced to jail time?
I understand that athletes might get hurt within the context of the game, and that they can't sue…
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Is there a law in the UK that makes possession of specific publications illegal?
I just read the following in an article in The Guardian (emphasis mine):
In prison they met their co-defendant Rahman, 32, one of nine men prosecuted in connection with a plan to attack the London stock exchange, who was serving five years for…
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Is there any legal mechanism for a citizen without resources, to be able to sue the state for infringing his/her constitutional rights?
Is there any legal mechanism for a citizen without resources, to be able to sue the state for infringing his/her constitutional rights? In Argentina for example, I know there is a "defensor del pueblo" at national and provincial level, but as far as…
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If everyone in the Senate is drunk, does that invalidate their actions?
Say that the Senate, House, and President decide to drink themselves to the point when you wake up next to someone and have no idea what they did last night to end up that way. And for some reason they decided to pass a law at the time.
Is that a…
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Is it illegal for King Charles not to vote in Australia?
Australians are required to vote. King Charles is the head of state of Australia and should be Australian. He does not vote in elections.
Thus, is he violating Australian law?
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Why are jurors still asked to apply the law if their primary role is to find facts?
Why do juries get asked whether the defendant is guilty or not instead of simply whether certain alleged facts took place?
Say Rob is being tried for the murder of Bob, but there's also a possibility of manslaughter.
Within the existing system, the…
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Is it legal to bill a company that made contact for a business proposal, then withdrew based on their policies that existed when they made contact?
Based on a Twitter thread from a mid sized YouTube personality:
I have been emailed MORE THAN 10 TIMES by a service I'd like to be sponsored with that I will not name
Every time they email me, I say I'd love to work with them, then the middle men…
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Is there liablility if Alice startles Bob and Bob damages something?
The other day I saw a random clip on YouTube, where Alice sneaks up to Bob, who is vacuuming, and scares Bob. Bob gets startled and swings the vacuum into (Bob's own) expensive television, breaking the TV in the process.
It got me thinking if Alice…
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Are legislators ever asked to explain their intent in Supreme Court cases?
I recently started to listen to recordings of arguments before the Supreme Court. I am not a lawyer so I don't completely follow everything, but I noticed right away that a lot of arguments deal with the intent of this or that law.
Given that this…
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What is the purpose of pardoning powers?
Various countries have pardoning powers given to either the president or the governor, this is secured as a constitutional right of the president and governor.
What is the purpose of such powers? Is there a special reason why are they handed to a…
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Are underage people allowed to defend themselves in court?
Bob is underage, yet commits a severe criminal act that's worthy of going to trial. Normally, one is allowed to represent themselves in court, however ill-advised that may be. But is Bob, underage as he is, allowed that same right?
Feel free to set…
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What is a "Night Court"?
In the fictional TV comedy "Night Court" (both the original and the recent remake), the court is described as an "Arraignment Court", which I understood should serve to read the charges, set bail and potentially record a plea, but defer the rest of…
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Is it legal to physically wash money?
I have some money that fell in a mud puddle. It got really dirty, and I don't want to put it in my wallet as it currently is. Is it legal to wash the money?
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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 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…
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When does silence imply consent?
Does the saying qui tacet consentire videtur (silence implies consent) carry any weight in civil litigation?
For example, suppose that Alice emails Bob, "When I began work we agreed that the rate was $100/hour." Another email from Alice to Bob…
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