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How do I collect on a judgement against a debtor who only deals in cash?
How do I collect on a judgement against a debtor who is all cash? They have no bank account and rent everything or pay other people for things.
The only options I can see are:
Follow them home from work EVERY DAY with a police officer to take…
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Is downloading copyrighted music for private use legal in Canada?
In 2003, the Copyright Board of Canada released this opinion.
They held that downloading a music file for private use was okay, no matter the source:
There is no requirement
in Part VIII that the source copy be a
non-infringing copy. Hence, it…
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What kinds of sanctions would be applied if you wrongly invoked the Fifth Amendment?
Under the Fifth Amendment, one might say at a hearing, "I refuse to answer on the grounds that it would incriminate me." Suppose the subject matter were embarrassing, but not necessarily criminal. Examples follow:
I refuse to comment on an…
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Is a suit against a University Dorm for changing policies on a whim likely to succeed (USA)?
I'm going to be changing some identifying details here.
Alice attends Omega University. OU has a policy which restricts guests’ access to dorms to only certain hours on certain days. The day in question is from 3 pm until midnight.
Alice arrives…
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UK - Working without a contract. I resign and guy wants to sue me
I am a foreigner from overseas I just arrived in UK 3 months ago.
I have been working for a small startup in UK as CTO, my employer didn't want to give me an employment contract of any type, or founders agreement, he said he had given me so many…
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Trademark violation for app?
I've just received an email from a Turkish app developer who believes my app infringes on his trademark. I've done some reading and read that essentially I'm not allowed to violate any patents or outright steal the work by copying it but otherwise…
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Could US President use the Secret Service to gain entry into the Capitol Building for the SOTU address?
If US President was to go to the U.S. Capitol Building for the State of the Union Address, and he was met at the door by the U.S. Capitol Building security personnel with orders to deny him entry, could he order the Secret Service to arrest these…
user22280
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Using private software at work
Lets assume there is a piece of software I would love to use while programming at work. My company will not buy it (or it will take months before it goes through bureaucratic wall).
Can I purchase it for myself, and then use at workplace, or would…
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Can I sue an app for enabling harassment?
Can I sue an app for emotional distress?
My soon-to-be ex-husband has been using a fake phone number app in order to impersonate:
my child's school
the coroner's office
the police officers who are handling the 3 warrants out for his arrest
the…
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Can I waive my statutory rights?
I've noticed that Steam has recently added this bit of text to its review and confirm page:
By clicking the button below to proceed you agree that Valve provides you immediate access to digital content as soon as you complete your purchase, without…
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My Boss wants me to correct checks paid to us
I work for a county government. We process over 16,000 checks over about 2 months. I have an issue with some things we do. If someone writes a check out wrong, for example if he doesn't put the correct change in either the box or Written Out, we…
Kemarie21
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Why was Joe Arpaio not given a jury trial?
Joe Arpaio, the former Sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ, was found guilty of criminal contempt of court by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on July 31, 2017. Apparently Arpaio requested a trial by jury, but this was denied.
On what legal basis was…
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If I've been prosecuted for a crime by another country can the US prosecute me for the same crime afterwards?
Lets say that I commit a crime in which the USA and another country both have jurisdiction. As an example I, a US citizen, kill Bob, a citizen of country X, while we're located in Antartica.
Country X catches me first and puts me on trial; they…
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What happens if I shoot a police officer in self-defense during a SWAT raid?
No-knock SWAT raids are very popular, especially in the US. But how do you know that the heavily armed persons are policemen? Isn't it very easy to mistake them for robbers? What if I try to defend myself and my family and start shooting, killing…
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Who pays for the damages caused by the government attempting to enforce a preempted or unconstitutional law?
Some laws are obviously contradicted by higher laws, such as bills of attainder being prohibited explicitly by the US constitution.
Say some level of government (state, federal, or local) ignores this and passes a bill of attainder anyway: "Jimantha…
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