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Can a six year old be charged?
CONTEXT: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/13/us/newport-news-virginia-shooting-friday/index.html
Assume that the six year old does not understand the concepts of life / death / murder / assault. Can the child be charged with assault or murder? Where…
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Would a summer camp responsible for caring for a child have any alternative other than refunding money if child intentionally misbehaves?
This is a hypothetical situation for a potential story.
Let's say Bob is a minor whose parents have already pre-paid for him to attend a religious summer camp as daycare for the entirety of summer. Unfortunately, due to some assorted disagreements…
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Who own the copyright - the artist or the subject in the drawing?
If an artist draws a picture of some famous political figure, who owns the copyright to that image/drawing - the artist or the political figure in the drawing?
What if the artist drew a picture of the political figure in a famous setting (such as a…
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Is privilege (over communications) bilateral?
In a case of spousal privilege, because both parties are spouses, I assume that what each party says is protected so trying to force either party to divulge would be a problem.
But other privileged conversations develop because of an inequity -- one…
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Can I ask for a Judge Trial - UK
In the UK, at least by my understanding, most trials are heard in a magistrates' court without a jury. Only the most serious crimes are heard in the Crown Court and require a jury verdict.
However, if I were being tried for a serious crime, say…
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What should a website do if the end user refuses to accept the necessary cookies?
Suppose that a data controller chooses the consent legal basis for GDPR article 6 purposes.
Then, the data controller says something along these lines in a cookie consent banner on their website:
We need to use cookies to provide you with our…
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Oregon property disclosure law: buyer discovers cracking foundation that seller did not disclose - 20 months after closing
I purchased a 110 year old house 18 months ago and am living in it. At the time of sale I waived inspection and did As-Is based on two factors: a 3rd party inspection was provided to me from buyer and I used the "Property Disclosure Statement"…
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Can an American living in the UK become a British citizen without losing American citizenship?
If an American citizen living in the United Kingdom (England if it matters) meets all of the UK's requirements for naturalization, can he become a British citizen without losing his American citizenship?
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What would happen if someone sued every judge in the country?
What would happen if someone put together a list of every judge in the US and filed a lawsuit naming all of them as defendants? Obviously, it would be a frivolous lawsuit, but who can dismiss it without a conflict of interest? I don't think a jury…
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What would be the significance of a legal provision specifying a period of 12 months, rather than 1 year?
Is it just a matter of stylistic aesthetics? Could 12 months realistically ever be taken to mean anything other than what is totally synonymous with a year? The legalistic devil's advocate in me in tempted to look to differences in the numbers of…
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Is it legal to accidentally hunt on private property?
I know, from this question it is not illegal to be on private property without permission if you do not know and could not reasonably be expected to know that it is private property. Does this apply to hunting as well?
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Can a foreigner invoke the fifth amendment?
Bob is a non-US citizen and is visiting the USA on a tourist visa. During his visit, he broke a US law. Law enforcement is unaware of that crime. While breaking the law, he is also a witness to some other crime. The circumstances make it such that…
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Is it legal to write software to convert data from a proprietary format?
I have created a piece of software that converts a proprietary format from the database blob of a large, well known commercial software company into the equivalent open source data type. The large commercial software company states the following on…
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Could we understand that someone who is still 'innocent until proven otherwise', be 'possibly' guilty?
Although we accept that legally everyone is 'innocent until proven guilty', is it right for people to keep open in their minds the plausibility/possibility that the accused is guilty?
Or is this ethically wrong and the correct stance is that not…
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Are auto-generated identifiers PII if they cannot be linked to an identity?
The reason for this post is to express a contradiction that seems to be widespread in some places on the internet.
I'm not a lawyer, I'm a software developer doing my best to comply with the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. If I had enough money I…
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