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Do US public school students have a First Amendment right to be able to perform sacred music?
I believe that in the US, public schools are allowed to perform music with religious texts, and that this has been upheld by the Supreme Court on the grounds that the music program is teaching music, heritage, and culture, not indoctrination. I…
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What relevance does the stated year have in online copyright claims?
I've noticed that many websites will use a bit of JavaScript to keep the declared copyright year at the bottom of the page up to date. For example: new Date().getFullYear() (which simply reports the current year, no matter when the content was…
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Does revocation of U.S. passport imply revocation of U.S. citizenship?
When a U.S. passport is explicitly revoked (in contrast to it, say, simply expiring), does that also imply revocation of the holder's U.S. citizenship?
For example, when the U.S. revoked Ed Snowden's U.S. passport, did he yet remain a U.S. citizen,…
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Can Congress enforce an overturned Supreme Court decision?
Democrats in Congress have mentioned codifying Roe v. Wade into law (whatever that means). However, I was under the impression that Congress couldn't overturn a Supreme Court decision on a Constitutional question (in this case, the question of…
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Legal obligations towards monarchs
We are seeing cases of people being arrested in UK for holding #NotMyKing signs or something along these lines. My question here is not about the legality of those police actions.
My question is: as a UK citizen opposed to monarchy, do I have any…
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What does Firebase "use exclusively for purposes related to my trade, business, craft or profession" mean?
I'm creating a project in Firebase and it's asking me to confirm this statement:
☐ I confirm that I will use Firebase exclusively for purposes relating
to my trade, business, craft, or profession
(Firebase terms)
What does it mean? What am I not…
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What do lawyers mean when they say somebody said something 'in terms'?
I occasionally see lawyers refer to something somebody else said or wrote, and they often insert, parenthetically, the words 'in terms'. Here is an example to motivate the question. Imagine there is a written report that makes a series of…
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Execution via pardon
Let’s say in this hypothetical scenario the president of the United States tweets something like “don’t be surprised if I pardon anyone that puts to death repeat heroin and fentanyl dealers dealing in amounts larger than 50 pounds”
And then one…
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At what point does something become theft?
Let's say Bob enters a store and he only needs to pick up a few small items. The store provides shopping carts but he doesn't use one. He grabs the small items he needs and to transport them to the register in the front he puts them in the small…
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Could one house of Congress completely shut down the other house by passing a large number of frivolous bills?
Suppose that for some reason, the House of Representatives wants to stop the Senate from doing anything. Could they accomplish that by passing hundreds of frivolous bills, so the Senate would be stuck wasting time voting on those bills? Of course,…
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When do I own a car (private sale)
Let's say I buy a car in a private sale. I pay the seller, and we fill out the change of ownership form. Some time later (or perhaps the next day), the seller will post the form, and it will probably be another day before the authorities receive and…
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If the person who shares a joint bank account with makes a large purchase without the other person’s permission, what are the legal options?
If a joint owner of a bank account spends a significant portion of money without the other’s permission and doesn’t ascribe ownership of the purchases to the other parties, what are the legal and non-legal remedies available?
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Could the US Federal Government open abortion clinics inside Federal buildings in states where abortion is illegal?
As an example, USCIS has dozens of offices around the US, including many states where abortion is expected to be banned soon. Could the US Federal Government dedicate a part of every USCIS building to an abortion clinic, thus denying the states the…
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Is laches an applicable defense for a debt that was never contractually agreed upon in writing?
A tenant has a parking spot in their building for a period of 8 years and was never billed for it by the management. Management discovered their book keeping error and has turned around to retroactively bill them for the entire time. Is laches…
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What happens if someone who intends to steal a car decides to rescue a child after breaking in?
This is similar to my question about breaking into a car in order to rescue a child in hot weather. The events are basically the same, but the intent of the person breaking in is different.
John sees a car in a parking lot and wants to steal it. He…
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