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What constitutes giving legal advice?
On sites such as this one, people are often concerned about non-lawyers "giving legal advice" or "practicing law without a license". What, exactly, constitutes such actions? I'm particularly interested in the situation in the United States, since…
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Do warranty disclaimers in software licenses carry any legal weight?
Most open source software licenses contain, in capital letters, the following disclaimer:
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS…
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Is it legal for someone to forge my signature with my knowledge and approval?
I recently had to sign some paperwork for a health insurance contract in Greece. I was in the UK at the time, so I had to have the thing mailed to me, sign it, and then mail it back. It occurred to me that I could have instead asked my parents, who…
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Is there some kind of law that even if data is legally compiled from public sources, it is illegal to collect too much and share it?
There are tools like OSINT or just plain old web-scraping which could allow you to harvest a lot of data. Let’s say you never harvest data in an illegal way, so technically all the data you compile is public information. However, you managed to…
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What happens when Congress violates the Constitution through inaction?
The Constitution sets down rules for how Congress can operate, and what it may, may not, or must do.
If a President does not do something the Constitution requires them to do, they can be impeached and replaced until someone who will do the thing…
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Can your neighbor search your mailbox?
I observed a CCTV recording of my neighbor going through the mailbox and taking items belonging to me. Is there a law against this?
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Can someone explain the thinking behind the libel (?) case between Trump and Carroll for a non-US audience?
As far as I understand the situation between Donald Trump and EJ Carroll she has, very publicly, accused him of rape but there is no conviction or anything else "supporting" that accusation (e.g., a police investigation because a crime likely has…
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Can I cover the sports logo on a license plate?
I’m getting my car registered, and I’d like a black license plate to match the paint. Nevada has a Las Vegas Raiders License plate that is black, but it has the Raiders' logo. Would it be legal to cover the logo in, for example, black duct tape?
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Is it legal to bribe a private eye?
Suppose I ask a private eye to find out if my wife is having an affair, they do, and she pays them to keep quiet. Is this against the law of my wife and the private investigator?
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What is the significance of “moral turpitude”?
Ellis, Chesebro and Powell have all asked the court to state their crimes were not ones of “moral turpitude”. What is the significance of that expression and why is it so important to them?
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By what provisions are foreign students not allowed to work as deliveroo drivers?
Deliveroo does not allow students even those permitted to work to register as delivery riders. What legal reason is there for this?
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Why does Double Jeopardy apply if you confess?
If you were tried for murder and acquitted - then you go out and publicly admit that they were wrong, you did actually murder that person. Where is the justice in not being able to be tried again in those circumstances? There is now no doubt that…
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Where in U.S. law is it officially argued that the U.S. criminal justice system presumes defendants commit crimes with free will?
I've been studying the relation between free will and the U.S. criminal justice system, and it appears that there is the argument that whether or not a defendant had free will to commit a crime is a significant factor in determining whether or not…
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Is a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in the United States?
I read that a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in Canada. Is a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in the United States?
If state-specific, I am mostly interested in California and Washington state.
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Does attorney-client privilege apply when lawyers are fraudulent about credentials?
If a person goes to another person for legal advice and the person is deceitful in some way about being a lawyer, does attorney-client privilege still apply?
For instance, maybe the person does not quite know what a real diploma from Harvard Law…
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