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A person from different country has been harassing and threatening me because I reviewed his course negatively, what can I do? [closed]
Series of events:
I reviewed his course on one of the "not so popular" online platform. It has just few 100s of views so far. But most course buyers take that review seriously.
I was from ...
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Is it legal to punch someone in the face if they ask to buy your daughters and wife at a fancy restaraunt?
Imagine you are eating dinner at a fancy restaraunt with your wife and three daughters, aged 7, 11, and 16…
A patron at the table behind you shoves himself in between you and your wife. He boasts in a ...
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Why are US convicts sent to prison with a public "rap sheet" detailing the charges against them?
I watched a documentary where it was stated that US convicts would be sent to prison with a piece of paper detailing what they have been convicted of. Many other inmates would try to steal this ...
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Can a student who is 18 but still in highschool leave their parents house [closed]
I have a friend who is in an abusive household and we were just double checking before I let him live with me but he is 18 and still in highschool. We were just making sure the parents can’t get me ...
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Could my son get in legal trouble for a poor taste joke he made on social media?
My son is 16 and runs a meme page on Instagram. A couple of hours ago, he posted a photograph of Lord Mountbatten with the caption "hey British people, the IRA made Lord Mountbatten go boom, how ...
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I was asked to leave a store for no reason,then employee snatched item out my hand that belonged to me, I was the ordered out of the store,legal?
I went to the store to return a item but I didn't have the correct receipt,so continued into the store to purchase other items.The Mgr came up to me and told me to leave the store, I asked him why?He ...
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Null and voided [closed]
I have a title loan, I made a payment on 11/2. I left the business location, they made a new contract without any changes on it, the same day without my consent neither my knowledge they also signed ...
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Pressing charges for an unlawful car seizure
I was given a 28 day to proceed with a civil complaint against the local police force due to an unlawful vehicle seizure. Preparing for the worst, I have recorded all my communication with them, which ...
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Can a person be convicted for violating a law that had been ruled unconstitutional by a lower court but was later reinstated?
Suppose that the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a federal law is unconstitutional. Because I live in the Ninth Circuit, I am now allowed to "violate" the law.
What if ...
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In U.S. is there any IP concern when my own company pays expenses for prototype development? [closed]
This question pertains to U.S. law, and California specifically if that matters.
Suppose person A founds a company that is owned by themselves and a trusted partner person B. Person A has a majority ...
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Legality around a low scale sport prediction betting website in Norway [closed]
I have been trying to research if there is a room for a sport prediction website on a small scale. From what I understand I have found that it is a room under a certain limit on profits ,but not ...
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Given the success of asbestos and tobacco lawsuits, would one against producers of leaded gasoline potentially succeed?
It is well known that lead and in particular tetraethyl lead (the antiknock compound added to gasoline) can profoundly affect the central nervous system -- indeed, if people are worried about water ...
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software copyright for microservice using frameworks in cloud environment
I am trying to work on a new web software project, using the same web framework and tech stack that I used for previous project where its copyright has been granted to someone else.
The problem is ...
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I've bought a truck from a guy and i noticed that it was an ID title & said salvage damaged or not specified &the person sell sign as buyers
Can an individual in Missouri sell a vehicle without giving purchaser a title, when the advertisement stated it was a free and clear title. Can the seller sell the vehicle without owning it.
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Where does the idiomatic term “caution+3” come from?
As an alternative to arrest, English police may summon one to make an appointment at a police station for a so called voluntary interview, which is often derisively mocked in that it ironically often ...
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Does an independent constable officer have a choice not to arrest someone they encounter who is subject of a warrant?
Collin the Constable holds the Office of Police Constable making him an independent servant of the crown who is said to be individually and independently responsible for all of his conduct carried out ...
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Can psychiatric illness factor into the question of guilt?
Imagine a patient suffers from Tourette’s, which causes them to involuntarily swear and shout epithets (for example, sexist or racist slurs such as the n-word). In the U.K., this is very likely to be ...
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Possible water contamination
I recently contracted H. Pylori (a stomach bacteria). This is commonly contracted from a contaminated water source. Around the time I got it I began using the water fountain in my apartment complex so ...
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Can you ever be certain that you will not be tried for an alleged crime?
Suppose someone is involved in a self-defense altercation where the other party ends up dead. As far as I understand this could result in one of the following outcomes:
The police investigate and a ...
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What are the cross-jurisdictional effects of British police powers?
I believe that an officer of the Metropolitan Police or British Transport Police could just as easily arrest a person within the City of London (which has its own police force) as one of Surrey police ...
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Spending overpaid stipend instalments
Bob was a student and received a stipend grant for his living expenses whilst doing research at an academic institution for post-graduate studies. He came to rely on these for his monthly living ...
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Is it legal for an American citizen to obtain BRICS currency and then exchange those bills for U.S. dollars sometime in the future?
I would like to know if it is legal for an American to go to a foreign exchange bank in their area, exchange a certain amount of U.S. dollars to obtain the bills of the foreign currencies of the BRICS ...
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If a former witness was found guilty of a crime or deemed otherwise unreliable, does it retroactively discredit their former cases?
Let's say, for example, a person previously testified in a criminal case that they saw someone murder someone else. Based largely on this testimony, a jury convicts the defendant.
Later on, the ...
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What is the closest equivalent to criminal compensation orders in your jurisdiction(s) of expertise?
In the U.K., or at least in England, if Bob is convicted of a crime of which Alice is a victim, Bob may be ordered by the court at sentencing to pay to it on Alice’s behalf a sum representing losses ...
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Are all sums includable in a criminal compensation order in principle also recoverable privately via civil claims?
Alice was assaulted by Bob, but suffered no injuries (thus incurred no medical expenses) or other damages or loss. She complains to police, who eventually charge Bob. Bob is convicted, and sentenced ...
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Can you be retried if you appeal a partial acquittal?
I know that in the US Double Jeopardy protection means that if you are acquitted the prosecution cannot attempt to appeal or retry you (except for very narrow exceptions). However, a defendant is ...
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Can I sue a ADA for filing a false criminal complaint in WI [duplicate]
The Assistant District Attorney (ADA) filed a false criminal complaint by referring to someone else's crime and representing it as mine to the courts in Wisconsin. Can I sue the ADA for that conduct?
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wash rule applicability between regular and retirement accounts
I have a regular brokerage account and a retirement brokerage account.
Suppose that I actively trade in both accounts in a given tax year.
I know that at tax time, my broker will generate two ...
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Discrimination against Jews [closed]
I manage an insurance company. We are concerned about losing Israeli customers and Israeli diaspora customers due to the conscription callup. Is it legitimate to discriminate against issuing customers ...
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Is privilege often misused to mean confidential?
It seems to me that these two terms may be completely different and yet they often seem to be used in an interchangeable and anyway an overlapping manner.
Under data protection laws, data controllers ...
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Copyright risks for code contributed by generative AI
Suppose a company is developing software, and an engineer/coder uses some code generated by Code LLaMA or some similar generative AI.
Microsoft has brought out copilot, which does a similar thing and ...
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What stops stolen software from offering a valid license?
A common pattern in software distribution is to have an installer program that pops up and offers the user a license to the software, and prompts the user to accept it. This End User License Agreement ...
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How to request to stop communication? [closed]
A person is harassing (in the colloquial sense) my family — contacting us with the intention to harm, annoy and manipulate. Although we try to avoid the contact, they keep finding new ways (e.g. ...
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What are the powers of a retail security guard compared to a police officer?
I watched a video about the legality of security guards doing random compulsory receipt and bag checks and it raised a question for me. So of course they can stop you in the act to prevent an imminent ...
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Dental Work not authorized [closed]
Contacted dental office to set up fillings for two teeth. Office said there were three together and it was easier to do all three at once. Patient stated that insurance only covered two per year and ...
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Extent to which a will is holographic
"Albus" and "Severus" are making a will together. They do not want to bother with an attorney or witnesses, so Severus handwrites it, under the assumption that doing so will make ...
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Retroactive lack of testamentary capacity
"Juan" makes his will. A year later, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and so loses testamentary capacity. Often, the medical diagnosis for Alzheimer's comes well after the victim's ...
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What are our legal actions? [closed]
On October 26th, 2023 I met up with this lady at her home to sign a handwritten contract and gave her money which was supposed to be for first months rent and a security deposit. She didn't write out ...
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What is the principle of “finders keepers until the owner claims” called?
Another answer states that:
The common law position is that the finder of a chattel acquires a title that is good against the entire world except for the true owner.
Is there a term for this ...
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My son is in jail and his hearing was vacated to a different date. Does he stay in jail? [closed]
My son is in jail. I went to court today and he wasn't on the docket
The clerks office told me his hearing was vacated till December 19. I'm not understanding whats going on. Does he remain in jail?
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Copyright and Fair use: Logos
Some companies have written articles about my website. Many of the articles were also interviews.
My question is - can I use the Logos of the companies on my website under the "fair use" ...
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Tenant's permitted use of rented parking space
I rent an apartment in a block of flats. Tenants are given an assigned car parking space in a basement-level parking lot, for which they also pay a monthly rent.
The landlord has written to us stating ...
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Can meeting of the minds be premised on a dialog with an agent even though terms are accepted on a webpage?
Bob missed his flight from London Stansted, which he explained upon arriving at the airport to staff of an airline by its check in counter. The employee tells him his options for the order departures ...
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What would one have to prove to use the truth defence in a libel claim of racism?
It is in the news that Laurence Fox is suing Simon Blake and Nicola Thorp for libel after they made allegations of racism.
There has been quite a lot of work in recent years about ingroup bias studied ...
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Is it illegal to pay a friend to help with housework?
Suppose I have some work around the house, e.g. painting, gardening, etc. And I offer to pay a friend some cash and non-cash (e.g. beer) to help out. The house is an investment, and not my primary ...
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Is it fair use of copyright to create and distribute a simulation model from a copyrighted schematic?
Let's say if company A developed an electronic product.
A published the product's datasheet on its website free to the public, copyright of the datasheet is owned by A. One part of the datasheet is ...
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Can employeed be fired for planning to take FMLA?
In the US, Family and Medical Leave is protected by federal law. Part of the provisions is that you cannot fire an employee for taking FMLA.
Presumably, if an employer was malicious, they would ...
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Company sent a check to me to buy equipment to use for work, but the bank is holding the funds and now the company is threating legal action on me [closed]
I received the check in the mail, deposited it and now waiting for it to clear the bank. The company is now threating to sue me for withholding company funds, if I don't send the funds to them in ...
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Conflicts of Interest Dilemma in the US
Generally speaking, does conflict of interests apply when a plaintiff wants to employ the same lawyer the defendant had employed in the past to sue the same defendant (e.g. B employs the lawyer who ...
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Does the UK building regulations allow for having no principal contractor for domestic clients?
Under The Building Regulations 2010 (as amended), a domestic client is a client where the project is being carried out for non-business reasons.
A contractor is someone who carries out the work, and ...
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