Questions tagged [jurisdiction]
For questions concerning whether a body has the power to make a legal decision on a particular matter. **NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH "GEOGRAPHIC" JURISDICTIONS** e.g. country, province, state, principality etc
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Can a local police officer (or local DA) charge someone with breaking a federal law?
Can a local police officer (or local DA) charge someone with breaking a federal law or can they only charge suspects with violating state laws?
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What do you do if you get bothersome local calls to an international number?
I've come to an issue that FCC.gov's DoNotCall.gov list does not accept Canadian area codes.
However, I kept getting unwanted calls from several American companies trying to scam me with their ...
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Could Stossel have sued Facebook (for defamation) in a state other than California?
Interestingly, California seems to a place where it's harder to win a defamation lawsuit because the 9th Circuit has more or less "overridden", or at least issued a more clear test of ...
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Why do some online services and cloud apps market their security and privacy based on legal jurisdiction?
I noticed many privacy focused apps make a point of selecting which country their servers and data is stored in. Why is this and is their reasoning valid? For example this article compares the cloud ...
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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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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 laws define resident and employee rights and protections on federal land, esp. administered by the National Park Service?
How do you look up which laws apply to people who live, work, operate businesses, etc., on a particular parcel of U.S. federal land, especially on land administered by the National Park Service?
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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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What is meant by Capacity to Perform Juristic Acts
What is the difference between Capacity to Act and Legal Capacity?
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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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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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