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Is it really legal to turn right from the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line into the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line?
Is it really legal (traffic law in Alberta) to turn right from the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line into the lane nearest and to the right of the yellow line, as shown in the following ...
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FDA label regulations on the ingredients of sugar or those that resemble sugar
Does the FDA have regulations on how sugar or sugar-like ingredients need to be labeled on food or beverages?
For example, a product called Remedy (kombucha) says "No sugar" on the can label,...
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Google's illegal copy of the whole Internet [duplicate]
How does Google deal with the fact, that the company has illegally content of the whole Internet saved on its servers, without any agreement from the authors of the world's web pages?
Is it an excuse ...
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Access rights to professional photographs
An independent professional photographer uses a sales tactic of candidly taking photos of others in public and then approaching them and offering them copies for a price. Suppose one of these ...
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Who is the data controller of footage taken on a retail worker’s personal phone?
An on-duty retail employee draws their personal smartphone while in uniform and commences recording a customer. Who is the data recorded and held/controlled by, for GDPR purposes? Does the customer ...
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Can a customer of a business make a recording of an employee on the business’s privately premises?
Suppose a customer enters a store. The business, through an employee, treats the customer unlawfully. Perhaps this is by verbally or physically abusing them, discriminating against them, or denying ...
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Can adult detransitioners who underwent treatment when they were minors, bring a class action lawsuit and against whom?
I notice that, on social media, there are numbers of videos by detransitioners, or those unable to reverse their procedures, expressing their regret for a childhood decision that was facilitated by ...
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What is the rationale for two-party consent laws? [closed]
In most US states, recording a conversation requires consent by one party to the conversation. But eleven states run on "two-party consent" laws, meaning that if both parties to the ...
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What connections do different locations of county court in Greater London area have with one another?
Do county courts throughout the London area share any closer of a connection than do a county court in Bristol and one in York?
And how do they all bind each other?
It has been said in past answers ...
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The legally-binding equivalent of the Hippocratic Oath
I have read that the Hippocratic Oath is not actually legally binding. However, I wonder if there are certain laws that apply specifically to doctors acting in a professional extent (or perhaps beyond ...
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What is the difference or relationship between the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the ECHR? [closed]
How do these two instruments relate to each other?
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What is plagiarism legally?
We all learn from books and our environment.
I was trying to teach my kids what is money so I told and wrote:
"Money is the third good that everyone wants."
The above is an idea that I read ...
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What is the “prayer” in a claim?
A blog refers to certain things not having been pleaded/specified in the “prayer”. What does this refer to?
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Police & DA deny a veteran access to the court with ADA devices [closed]
A video of the incident with more details.
Mike is a blind veteran who fights for equal access to government facilities as required by the ADA. He has court dates for prior arrests from standing up ...
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What is needed to access the written materials in a case?
County court decisions tend to be public. Some refer to other case documents such as particulars of claim or defence statements etc, sometimes by precise paragraphs.
Suppose a member of the public ...
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Does a county court circuit judge’s decision in Birmingham bind a district judge in London?
They are more senior but in a different region of the English “county court.”
So how does this work?
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Can a School Give a Student's Property to Another Student?
I live in Ontario, Canada, and I'm still confused about something that happened to me in kindergarten.
It was my birthday, and I was given a gift by the office and told to put it in my bag. (So, I ...
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Can data protection rights of a subject be voluntarily waived?
Presumably not on protrusion by a service provider as a condition of their service. But what if someone writes to someone super busy whom they admire and says “look I really respect you and don’t want ...
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Is a bylaw amendment required to adopt Robert's Rules of Order?
Does an Oregon nonprofit corporation need a bylaw amendment to officially and permanently adopt Robert's Rules of Order, or could it be done with a regular resolution?
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Is Entrapment illegal by the officer committing it?
It's fairly well known that Entrapment can be considered a valid affirmative defense for the person who was induced to commit a crime. However, say that a police officer entrapped someone to, e.g.:
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How may one break down this neutral citation “[2022] EW Misc 8 (CC)“ [duplicate]
[2022] EW Misc 8 (CC)
Normally instead of EW I would expect to see EWCA. and instead of Misc. I would expect to see Civ. On top of that, what does CC mean in this?
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What does it mean for an act to be committed in consequence of abetment? (India)
There are 3 forms of abetment:
abetment by instigation
abetment by intentional aiding
abetment by conspiracy
https://devgan.in/ipc/chapter_05.php
for further information.
There are different ...
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Legal recognition of polygamy around the world?
Are you aware of any country of the world in which polygamy (with no restrictions over the gender of the involved people) is legally recognized or at least there is some battle for it?
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Why is it called Civil Law? What's "civil" about it?
Why is a civil legal system referred to as a system of “civil” law? In what sense is it “civil”? Does the name derive from origins in or association with the civil code or code civil? In this case, ...
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Is there a path through the courts to sue the US government to allow a national referendum?
I know there’s not an existing avenue to get a national referendum on the ballot, but is there a path through the court system, the damages being that the elected representatives are benefiting from a ...
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Can someone be prosecuted for something that was legal when they did it?
This sounds similar to this question, which keeps being used in AI and web search queries:
What if I did something that was a crime, but has now become legal?
Can someone be prosecuted for something ...
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What legal questions must be answered to determine the international copyright status of generated art?
Below is my best understanding of how art is generated by machine learning. I understand that the copyright ownership of the final product and any infringement in the process is currently an open ...
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How much money can the owners of an LLC pay themselves to not be accused of "shielding funds from a lawsuit"?
(Context: This question is about US law). Let's say an LLC has two owners and it makes 300k a year in profit. The owners each pay themselves a (reasonable) 150k salary each year, leaving the assets of ...
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What is the dresscode for jurors in Australian courts? [closed]
Are there any rules and regulations jurors in Australian courts have to abide by when it comes to how they are dressed in court? If so, what would be the consequences of violating them? Can jurors be ...
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Rights of remand prisoner in India to visit ailing sick mother [closed]
A remand prisoner in India having criminal cases in multiple states.
In remand for over 8 years.
The prisoner's mother is very sick with various health issues and wanted to spend few days with mother ...
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Does a YouTuber have any copyrights over a mirrored video?
On YouTube, it is common for users to upload videos that they have created or own the rights to. However, some users may attempt to avoid copyright infringement by uploading mirrored versions of ...
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The Added Lane Sign [closed]
I understand the following sign is "The Added Lane Sign", meaning the 2 lanes (they are shown as 2 arrows on the sign) don't merge. However, how come there are 2 skinny lines that merge into ...
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Seller on flippa threatening to sue [closed]
Seller on flippa threatening to sue me
I’ll start off by saying I haven’t signed anything not a single paper trail can be traced back for confirmation of this transaction besides me clicking the “...
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Jury (mis)conduct [closed]
If I have to attend a jury in Australia, is it illegal for me to dress up in the goofiest manner? Is it possible for me to be accused of misconduct on that ground?
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Does an RIA need to keep any paper work when an order is not filled
A RIA (registered investment advisor) places an order to buy some stock for a customer in the customer's account. He has discretion on the account. It is a limit order good for the day. The order is ...
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If a man's name is on the birth certificate, but all were aware that he is not the blood father, and the couple separates, is he responsible legally?
Mother was already pregnant with twins when they got back together. She asked him to be on the birth certificate so that the bio dad couldn't have any claims on them.
The bio dad has not ever even ...
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Non-Compete Agreement [closed]
Suppose that Bob works for a defense contractor and signed a non-compete agreement (NCA) 4 years ago. Bob is now in the process of moving to a new company. Bob's NCA does not have any geographical ...
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Is it legally possible for me to work for a German company without having a registered address and living abroad? [migrated]
I have a bit of a weird situation. I'm a Canadian citizen and legally employed in Germany under a Blue Card. My Blue Card expires in June and I plan on leaving to go live in the UK for a couple years ...
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The flashing red light is treated like a stop sign
Does the flashing red light eventually turn into a steady red light before it changes to green? If so, does it always happen this way? Thank you!
"Drivers facing a flashing red traffic control ...
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Paying the retail profit margin for broken goods and keeping them
A recent answer suggests that if you damage a product then you may only be liable for the retail margin that the shop would earn on them.
The traditional position is that you would be liable for the ...
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Does a purely accidental act preclude civil liability for its resulting damages?
A recent answer by Dale M. States that:
A pure accident without any negligence on your part does not expose you to liability.
Is this the general rule? What is the basis for that being so if it is? ...
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Do tribunals have inquisitorial powers?
In England, tribunals are intended to be more informal and therefore accessible venues of justice where the parties cannot be expected to conduct proceedings with full legal competence.
In a pure ...
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Do any judicial bodies in England have inquisitorial powers?
England mostly follows common law, an adversarial system which is the opposite of the inquisitorial judicial system.
That said, are there deviations and variations from this in any of its judicial ...
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Why does the high court of chivalry follow “civil law,” and what does this mean?
The English so called high court of chivalry, archaic and now rarely used, is said by Wikipedia to follow civil law (ie not common law).
How does this work, and how did it come to be?
https://en.m....
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A 3 point credit is applied to your driving record for a 2-year period
Does the following statement mean that the 3 point credit is only good for 2 years and after that the credit points will disappear?
"If a Government-approved defensive driving course has been ...
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Are there jurisdictions where a premises search warrant cannot be executed without the occupier present?
Related (but not the same): Does the renter/owner of the home have to be present for a search warrant?
Also per a comment on accepted answer on this question: Can I tell police to wait and call a ...
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how are criminal laws interpreted in India and Singapore? [closed]
various case law such as Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) v. Union of India (2020) have the statement from the Supreme court that when a law can be interpreted in more than one way , the ...
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How is transient occupancy determined in Colorado?
Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-12-511 (2020), "(d) Transient occupancy in a hotel or motel that lasts less than thirty days;"
In Colorado how is transient occupancy determined? If a hotel ...
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Misleading business name
What legal actions can be taken against a company that uses manipulative naming tactics, such as including the word 'All' in its name, in order to mislead or confuse customers?
Are there any laws or ...
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Is it ever illegal to spread true facts with malicious intent?
Crimes such as defamation usually require that the statement being said is false - truth is an absolute defense.
Are there any situations or jurisdictions where truth is not a defense against ...
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