Questions tagged [jurisdiction]
For questions concerning whether a body has the power to make a legal decision on a particular matter.
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If the state is involved in a civil matter, can it use its criminal evidentiary powers against the other party?
I will preface this question by say I am a total layperson when it comes to the law so forgive me if I mix up ideas here. This question is based on the recent news that the EU is suing AstraZeneca for ...
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Local vs. State vs Sheriff police cruisers
I saw a sheriff's police cruiser having pulled someone over (North Carolina). It got me wondering. What defines the boundaries for each of state, local, and sheriff's jurisdictions?
An example that ...
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Instituting a suit in another jurisdiction
Can I institute a lawsuit in the US where both parties live, but for a contract of sale of real estate signed in a foreign country by representatives of the parties living in the U.S.?
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Can state officials demand I-9s from a company?
I have a state official asking me copies of I-9 forms for my former employees.
Does a state official have the legal authority to demand federal documents such as I-9s from businesses in the state?
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Constitutional Law in the absence of service-process
Can a Federal Judge make findings that substantially affects the property interests of third persons who are not and never were before the court {no action commenced against them, and no process) ...
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Resume Writer asks: Who owns the copyright - me or my client?
I'm a professional resume writer (among other things). Clients regularly pay me to completely overhaul their resumes. Over the years I've amassed a large collection of well-written resumes. I would ...
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What law applies in the case of a theft at a Border Patrol checkpoint? Who can make an arrest?
Travelers A and B are waiting in line at a border patrol checkpoint, when traveler B attempts to steal something of traveler A's. Can a Border Patrol officer intervene, or would they have to summon a ...
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If a person commits assault in Mexico and not charged in Mexico, can he or she be charged here in the U.S.?
A man assaulted a woman while in Mexico. She did not press charges there and they returned to the U.S. Can she press charges against him in this country for something he did in Mexico?
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Does Texas have standing to litigate against other States' election results?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/states-blast-texas-bid-overturn-election-seditious-abuse/story?id=74656637
What standing is required (if any) for an entity (person, corporation, state, etc.) to ...
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Circuit court misquotes supreme court: what precedent does district court follow?
In United States v. Bowman (1922), the Supreme Court ruled that the presumption against the extraterritorial application of a statute does not apply to statutes that are "not logically dependent ...
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How can an app company determine the validity of legal requests for user data from various countries?
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Suppose the following example (but I'd be grateful for clarifying comments and exceptions that make the rule):
An app named Twombly is made by a company registered in the United Kingdom.
Users ...
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Jurisdiction Over A Crime Committed In An Airplane Flying Over U.S. States
If a woman assaults another passenger while on a plane flying over the continental United States, which courts have jurisdiction to prosecute a criminal case against her?
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Do any countries have effective policies that bolster common convention and the rule of law itself?
In the United States, we have a problem where a certain individual continues to flout long-held common convention, safeguards against autocratization, and even several very old and cherished laws that ...
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What is the difference between juridiction and law in a specific region?
The Wikipedia page of jurisdiction does not help me much to comprehend the concept. In my understanding it basically "law in specific region". I understand the concept is much more than that,...
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Contradicting laws
If one law is valid in one jurisdiction say country A Wich says you must use digital currency on Sundays and another law opposing that law is there in another jurdiction say country B which say you ...
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Does city municipal code apply to the towns that are part of it in New York?
I was reading the Towing Municipal Code for the City of Rochester (New York, USA) and was curious if the municipal code applied to my jurisdiction. Specifically I reside in the Town of Henrietta and I'...
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Does any legislature purport to legislate for everybody?
Is there any legislator or legislature that has regarded its laws as being of universal application?
It is said in Wikipedia that the Emperor Qianlong was like this, and worked on the 'assumption of ...
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Do US coastal waters belong to specific states?
Do US coastal waters belong to the state adjacent to those waters? Ditto for the county, the city, and the school district.
Here are some examples; assume for each of them that I am moored in Pacific ...
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Can an American sue their own state directly in the federal Supreme Court?
According to Article III, Section 2 of the constitution,
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties ...
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Who has the jurisdiction over sushant singh case?
Sushant Singh was found to be dead in Mumbai. But after 1.5 months his dad filed an FIR in Patna now Mumbai police is asking to transfer the FIR in mumbai and let mumbai police investigate this issue. ...
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What Relevance Does Litigation Misconduct Have In Custody Cases? Does The PKPA Play A Role?
I'm having trouble understanding how the parental kidnapping prevention act works.
There is a case where a lawyer coordinated with a family member to file falsified domestic violence (assault) then 14+...
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Original work or derivative work if published posthumously and never previously registered?
I'm trying to determine how a literary work should be registered -- as a derivative work with two authors, or as a derivative work with me as claimant and author? Or neither? Details:
My mother wrote ...
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If a US citizen murders a fellow citizen in a foreign country, where does the trial happen?
If an American citizen murders another American citizen abroad in a country which an extradition treaty exists, but is first arrested back in the United States where they have since returned to - ...
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Jurisdiction for international contracts where it is unspecified in a contract clause
Assuming a contract doesn't have a clause specifying jurisdiction how is jurisdiction decided. I am talking about international contracts and which country's laws would govern the contract.
So to ...
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What consequences are there to ignoring GDPR rules as a non-EU entity?
If a non-EU entity ignores the GDPR rules, including not paying any fines they receive from not following them, what consequences are they subject to? Can a company simply decide to ignore GDPR rules ...
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Does the ATF have jurisdiction to prohibit gun sales to marijuana users when the marijuana used is not subject to federal jurisdiction?
Does the ATF have jurisdiction to prohibit gun sales to marijuana users when the marijuana used is not subject to federal jurisdiction?
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/commerce_clause
If the ...
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The “focus” of a statute (RJR Nabisco v. European Community)
In the US Supreme Court's decision in RJR Nabisco v. European Community, the court utilizes a two-step framework for analyzing matters of extraterritoriality. In the second step of this framework, the ...
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Can the trial court's jurisdiction over new trial motion be extended by itself on the basis the court “tolled statutory time limit” due to COVID-19?
This is a family court DV case in CA, which a trial was held and both parties prevailed in prosecution but failed in defense. After the trial, a party timely filed a new trial motion seeking a new ...
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What is meant by Capacity to Perform Juristic Acts
What is the difference between Capacity to Act and Legal Capacity?
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Does a U.S. District judge's decision set binding horizontal precedent in the same district?
Suppose a U.S. district judge in, say, the Southern district of New York writes a decision regarding some legal procedure. Can a different U.S. district judge in the same district write a ...
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Is the moon terra nullius, or do there exist property rights to the moon?
Is the moon terra nullius or do any property rights exist for it in any shape or form?
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What jurisdiction applies to invasions of privacy on social media? [duplicate]
Suppose user "M", a resident of Maine, posts on Facebook photos or other material that constitute invasion of privacy for user "W", a resident of Washington.
Suppose also that the assertion of ...
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Can Australians Accept The Ritchey Permissive License?
According to this post, in Australia you cannot disclaim all warranties. The Ritchey Permissive License does ("The material is provided without warranties of any kind"), but it also states "You must ...
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What is the intent and limit of case law?
What is the purpose, intent, scope, authority and/or limitations of case law?
Does case law have limitations?
Can case law create procedural rules, civil and/or criminal?
Can procedural rules be ...
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Can a U.S. phone call recorded in a 1-party state be used as evidence in a case tried in a state that is 2-party?
Hypothetically, let's say someone is involved in a case that was originally filed in a NJ court. The case was then transferred to FLA (after a motion to do so was accepted).
If they have recorded ...
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Interview before court date
If you have gotten a court date for a civil case by the labor tribunal (violation of contract clause), is it normal to have some interview session asking for necessary documents before the court date? ...
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Sued outside a country
What happens when you get sued for civil matters such as breaching employment contract in one country, after you have already left to another country for good?
What is the general protocol for these ...
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How does a company, with a multinational presence, establish the correct Jurisdiction to work within?
For the purpose of this question, let's assume an eCommerce company has the following profile:
Registration Location: London;
Distribution and Manufacturing: London;
Domain Name: www.example.co....
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Buying Organs in different Jurisdiction
A podcast indicated that it is illegal to buy \ sell a kidney in everywhere but Iran and was labelled a 'repugnant' transaction. If an American who was critically in need of the organ went to Iran to ...
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In the U.S., can corporations be formed under jurisdictions at levels lower than states?
I only hear of corporations being formed under the jurisdiction of a state. Actually, they seem to come into existence when they are listed in a registry of a state, district, or territorial ...
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U.S. Jurisdiction over Virgin Islands
Some have argued that Jeffrey Epstein shouldn't have been prosecuted in the U.S. because he committed his crimes in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
However, the U.S. Virgin Islands constitute a U.S. ...
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Once a judge (NJ) has ruled for a change of venue (to FL) can you appeal? Or other?
I worked remotely in NJ as a worker/independent contractor for a company based in FL. I filed a complaint in NJ (commissions owed). They filed a motion for dismissal and change of venue to FL. The ...
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What authority does a US state use to tax former residents?
Some US states such as California and New York go to great lengths to keep former residents part of their tax base. As an example, New York continues to consider an individual to be domiciled in NY ...
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Why can't I add a governing law to my terms of service to avoid GDPR?
I've heard from fairly reliable sources that you can't avoid GDPR by using your website's terms of service as way to circumvent that law. From what I have seen online, if your website serves European ...
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What is the legal procedure for suing to void a contract for non-performance?
Sometimes a person might have a contract that they wish to void because the other party is not performing on their end of the contract. Generally it is the person who is paying money who wants to void ...
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Can't GDPR compliance be trivially bypassed?
For large tech firms such as Facebook, at least, wouldn't it be a trivial matter for these companies to avoid EU GDPR compliance altogether?
Many big companies don't actually "sell" any tangible ...
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What state child support laws govern?
If a child support order originates in a non-community property state, but the debtor lives in a community property state, does that make any difference or is it a moot point?
For example, in some ...
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Help interpretting Florida Statute and specifically Jurisdiction on the waters of the state
Florida Vessel Statutes state:
327.58 Jurisdiction.—The safety regulations included under this chapter shall apply to all vessels, except as specifically excluded, operating upon the waters of this ...
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In which jurisdictions outside the EU can the GDPR be enforced?
The GDPR is a law the EU passed requiring businesses, even foreign businesses, to protect the privacy of EU citizens.
Now of course, the EU's jurisdiction is not global, but the EU does have treaties ...
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Must an American company comply with Australian surveillance law?
So there is a law called Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 that was recently made law in Australia. From what I have heard about it, it allows the ...
