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What happens if a judge disregards a mandatory minimal sentencing law?
What happens if a judge disregards the mandatory minimum sentence and sentences the convicted to time served or some other lesser amount of time? Would this judgement be binding? What would happen to challange it, and would the judge face…
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How can I get more than 10 years of transaction history from my bank?
I will shamefully admit that it was only in the year 2021 that I finally built my own bookkeeping system. Yes, I should have done it 10-20 years ago, but I didn't. So now I'm in this situation:
First of all, I logged in to my bank (Nordea in Sweden)…
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Why does the legal system allow lawyers to give purposely confusing instructions to jurors?
I just read this answer to a popular question here, where it explains why lawyers aren't allowed in juries most of the time; here's an excerpt:
If a lawyer is in the jury, that person will undoubtedly be able to
explain exactly what the law…
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Who owns the right to the code generated by GitHub Copilot?
This question was somewhat inspired by this Meta SO question
I found this other question... but that is more general.
When someone uses GitHub Copilot does the person that is using the tool own the rights to the code generated by it?
GitHub claims…
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Why do solicitor advice procedure regulations require collection of landlord details at client intake when solicitors advise on tenancy issues?
I've been informed by a law firm that they are required by national regulations of the solicitors' authority to collect a landlord's name and address (not the address of the property in question, but the landlord's own operating address) before they…
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Can messages in messaging application be used as evidence to accuse someone?
For domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, abusive partners can misuse messaging to harass, intimidate, and threaten.
How significant is evidence of messages in a messaging application (like WhatsApp) considered in this case, assuming…
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A person owes money to the state but has changed ownership on all estates to from hers/his to that of relatives
A person owes money to the state but has changed ownership on all estates from hers or his, to that of relatives.
The writ of execution can't really confiscate these estates, at least without a warrant, because they are all other people's property…
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Dealing with a fundraiser con-artist / fraudster
A group of us are aware of someone with a history of fraud/deception.
We're seeing ongoing acts of fraud that we want to stop. Key facts about the person:
Currently running a fundraiser for Louisiana (following the hurricane)
Only $3,000 out of…
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Does a duty of care arise from advertised functionality?
Credit card issuer advertises "account alerts" on its website and in other communications, e.g., to "receive a reminder when your payment is due". Customer sets up alerts, and relies on them to know when to make a payment. Bank fails to send them,…
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What does an administration need to show in court so that its change-of-policy decisions are not judged "arbitrary and capricious"?
Regarding a recent SCOTUS decision on the "remain in Mexico" program, I've read that:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico…
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Is an email enumeration vulnerability a breach of GDPR?
I'm a software engineer and I'm often asked to implement version of a user signup flow or login that can be summarised as follows:
User inputs their email
If the email belongs to an existing user, report this via an error message. This might be on…
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Can I use a product that already exists to make another product?
In short, I want to start a small internet shop (think like Etsy) that sells an idea I have for a handmade item. Something I would need to make the item is hair dye, and I've done TONS of research and I can't find anywhere to buy ingredients for…
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Can you become a U.S. senator if you have dual citizenship?
Can you become a U.S. senator if you have dual citizenship? Or is there a law that says you can only become a U.S. senator if you have only one citizenship and you are a U.S. citizen? I know you can be a naturalized U.S. citizen and become a…
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Where does outer space legally start?
Recently the Billionaire Space Race culminated with both Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, doing what I can tell without any dispute, "going up" and "coming down". The claim that either of them actually reached space however is hotly debated, with…
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Spin-off company with all parent's debt?
Out of curiosity, is it theoretically possible for a parent company to create a spin off company that holds all of its debt and no assets? Then the subsidiary spin-off company will declare bankruptcy and the parent company remains with only assets.
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