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On what day does a person turn "X years and 6 months" for the purpose of driver licensing in USA states?
I was looking at the legal age when a person can have a permit. In some states, it is 14 and a half, in others, it is 15 and a half, and so on.
My question is: if someone is born on August 31st and lives in California (where the relevant age is "15…
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Does paying a holder of public office to resign constitute bribery?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/19/john-oliver-clarence-thomas-supreme-court/72662536007/
TV personality John Oliver has publicly offered to pay Justice Clarence Thomas to resign his seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Does paying a…
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Is "Innocent until proven guilty" merely a cliche used in legal dramas?
A comment on this site says:
Who says "Innocent until proven guilty"? That's a lame cliche for legal dramas.
Is this true? Or is the phrase "Innocent until proven guilty" found in legal texts and judicial reasoning?
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How long can I let other people's mail sit in my house?
I sometimes get first class mail addressed to other people. The right way to handle this is to write "not at this address" on it and send it as outgoing mail.
How fast do I need to do this? Can I pile up all the misdelivered mail and deal with it as…
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What is the difference between "murder", "manslaughter" and "homicide"?
Do "murder", "manslaughter" and "homicide" have different legal definitions? Or are they just terms referring to the same act used in different jurisdictions?
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Is it plagiarism to exchange video-editing techniques?
My question is based on a real-life incident that is making the rounds recently.
One YouTuber ("iilluminaughtii", real name Blair) sued (or threatened to sue) another YouTuber ("LegalEagle", real name Devin) for plagiarism, because one of Devin's…
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Can a "You must use this property as primary residence for x years" clause be added to home-sale? Would it differ if the buyer were taking a loan?
My friend and I were discussing the problem of investment properties; a residence owned by someone but not actually their primary residence (the problem being market inflation and reduction of available homes). We got into a debate about adding a…
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Landlord is trying to charge a $250 "tenant at will fee"
Landlord has issued a new lease after I've been a tenant at will for the past 4 years. They've raised the rent by $100, which is fine and expected, but if I don't sign for a 12 month period and choose to remain a tenant at will they will charge an…
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What are the minimum required legal obligations for US citizens?
I'm writing a work of fiction.
Imagine a remote wilderness location in the US, during contemporary times. There is a self-sufficient community living out a farming lifestyle and relying on 19th Century technology (i.e. no internal combustion…
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Does any state legislature explicitly prohibit the use of playing cards in school?
I am a Math teacher in a private school in the US. A majority of students consider probability and statistics a very boring topic and tend to focus significantly less compared to other topics. So last semester I reworked the curriculum and started…
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Are there countries where vehicles involved in an accident must move if they're blocking the flow of traffic?
When driving in Europe, one can often notice traffic jams caused by car accidents where there's very minor damage to both parties and they could easily move out of the way, however the law mandates them both to stay put and wait for the…
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Is lying in an application for a job at a private company, signed under penalty of perjury, prosecutable as perjury?
A person applies for a job at the XYZ company. The XYZ company is a private company. As part of applying he fills out an application and signs it under penalty of perjury. The application has several lies in it. Can he be criminal prosecuted for…
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Why would Donald Trump be arrested?
The New York Times writes:
Donald J. Trump is preparing to walk into a Manhattan courtroom as both a defendant and a candidate, making final plans for his arrest on Tuesday [...].
Why would he be arrested? Is there a danger of flight? That seems…
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Why is the conviction rate in North America and Japan so high?
What causes the conviction rates in North America and Japan to be so high?
Are the cases usually strong where this happens? And what happens to weaker cases, do they result in an acquittal or do they generally not get cleared at…
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Where do executive agencies obtain their power to effectively legislate?
Large portions of the Code of Federal Regulations are enacted by executive agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration, rather than by Congress. The parts that I have seen written by Congress are…
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