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What award can an unpaid independent contractor expect? What are the legal incentives to pay contractors?
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Can a judge force/require laywers to sign declarations/pledges?
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Meaning of 'Gift of Residue' section of a will
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Is lying in an application for a job at a private company, signed under penalty of perjury, prosecutable as perjury?
Awarded May 26 at 21:18
If a person punches my wife and I am right there, do I have a right to punch that person, or use a singular subduing technique in response?
Awarded May 26 at 15:09
Is an AI model considered a derivative work?
Awarded May 24 at 17:15
Are global user account systems now illegal following the EU's May 2023 fine of Meta?
Awarded May 23 at 18:26
Is it legal to drive in reverse on a non-divided road that has a speed limit of more than 80 km/h?
Awarded May 21 at 16:42
When lords were tried by the House of Lords, where could they appeal to?
Awarded May 20 at 17:15
Are FBI agents eligible to be whistleblowers?
Awarded May 20 at 4:43
Can a non-profit organization record attendance by name without permission?
Awarded May 16 at 13:41
If involved in an accident, while uninsured, for which the other driver is insured, can the other insurance company turn them in?
Awarded May 15 at 14:52
What is the status of laws that refer to the Queen now we have a King?
Awarded May 12 at 13:03
Is it true that at one stage a husband could not rape his wife?
Awarded May 11 at 15:43
Does revealing the owner of an anonymous forum account breach GDPR (or other) laws?
Awarded May 11 at 10:30
Can a song be used in a presentation for work?
Awarded May 9 at 21:07
What is the nature of these “internal documents” from the U.S. Supreme Court?
Awarded May 6 at 1:52
How can roomate finder offer an 'LGBT household' option for filtering potential roomates without violating USA's fair housing act?
Awarded May 6 at 1:52
Why the obscure but specific description of Jane Doe II in the original complaint for Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity?
Awarded May 3 at 17:57
Copyright on commercial image from the 1930s (UK)
Awarded Apr 20 at 9:32
can one turn left or right at a red light with dual lane turns?
Awarded Apr 17 at 13:49
Do I need a licence to fly a drone in public?
Awarded Apr 14 at 9:26
Which grandchild is older, if one was born chronologically earlier but on a later calendar date due to timezones?
Awarded Apr 12 at 0:57
Do most people who take the stand at a trial not tell "the whole truth"?
Awarded Apr 11 at 14:40
Do I have to name all editors when reusing text from Wikipedia and SE?
Awarded Apr 10 at 20:05
Could DA Bragg have only charged Trump with misdemeanor offenses, and could a jury find Trump to be only guilty of those?
Awarded Apr 10 at 15:05
What's stopping someone from saying "I don't remember"?
Awarded Apr 7 at 14:57
Are there any sentencing guidelines for the crimes Trump is accused of?
Awarded Apr 6 at 16:48
Death Threats on the Internet
Awarded Apr 6 at 16:48
Does HIPAA protect against doctors giving prescriptions to pharmacists that you didn't approve?
Awarded Apr 5 at 14:17
Is it legal for a long truck to shut down traffic?
Awarded Apr 3 at 15:40
What was the impetus for the Offences Against the Persons Act 1861?
Awarded Apr 2 at 17:55
I'm writing a book and ask for help on Worldbuilding Stack Exchange. Does my book become CC-BY-SA because I used an answer from WB.SE?
Awarded Mar 29 at 0:07
If we use a generative AI to generate original images, can we use these images in a product that we sell?
Awarded Mar 27 at 13:20
UK Law - Legal consequences of marriage/divorce
Awarded Mar 24 at 22:21
What are some jurisdictions where a "no-strike clause" is illegal?
Awarded Mar 22 at 21:27
How absolute is the advice, 'never talk to the police'?
Awarded Mar 22 at 18:20
Can an auto-reply be considered assent/agreement?
Awarded Mar 22 at 14:26
Is it illegal to block, on social media, a person who sends a legal threat?
Awarded Mar 20 at 10:02
Fired (seemingly) for finding paycheck inconsistencies. What kind of legal recourse might exist?
Awarded Mar 15 at 3:36
Is cross examination strictly confined to the subjects that the original examination pertained to, or can the opposing party make their own points?
Awarded Mar 14 at 18:56
Under what circumstance is it a crime if a car owner allows someone other than themself to drive their car?
Awarded Mar 13 at 13:45
How was the court in Abingdon RDC v O'Gorman (1968 EWCA Civ) aware of Thornton v Cruther & ors (1769)?
Awarded Mar 10 at 19:18
What is "probity"?
Awarded Mar 8 at 14:06
Threatening to discontinue a service for a client
Awarded Mar 7 at 21:01
How to transport a knife that falls under the Weapons Act
Awarded Mar 7 at 12:18
Can a U.S. President's doctor refuse to answer medical-related questions asked by a Congressional committee?
Awarded Mar 4 at 19:41
Why are trials on "Law & Order" in the New York Supreme Court?
Awarded Mar 3 at 9:34
What can a lawyer do if the client wants to be acquitted of everything despite serious evidence?
Awarded Mar 2 at 10:42
How did Dominion legally obtain text messages from Fox News hosts?
Awarded Mar 1 at 17:32
What does a search warrant actually look like? How can I recognize one?
Awarded Mar 1 at 13:28
Can patents be featured/explained in a youtube video i.e. are patent descriptions/images in public domain?
Awarded Mar 1 at 13:02
Are there any precedents for sombody being held accountable for a mistake in a textbook?
Awarded Feb 28 at 22:55
Can a private person deceive a defendant to obtain evidence?
Awarded Feb 27 at 15:16
Are US jurors always free to speak about the trial?
Awarded Feb 23 at 23:10
What is a "Night Court"?
Awarded Feb 22 at 19:41
What is "distress," as in "distress for rent"?
Awarded Feb 21 at 19:27
What was the original idea behind the practice of courtroom wigs?
Awarded Feb 20 at 11:47
Is there a law against destroying works of art of historic importance when you are the owner?
Awarded Feb 20 at 7:05
Why is a lawsuit a "suit"?
Awarded Feb 17 at 12:17
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