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Which part of the Constitution was cited in Jacobson v. Williams?
It appears you're asking about Jacobson v. Massachusetts.
The Supreme Court concluded that the state's vaccine-or-forfeiture statute was a valid exercise of its police power under the Tenth Amendment, ...
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Event waiver needed?
does an event organizer have liability in such cases by virtue of
having organized and implemented the event?
Potentially yes. Both a liability waiver and an indemnification clause that would require ...
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What is the jurisdiction for an ordinary suit for an unpaid business debt, the creditor or debtor state?
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In the absence of additional jurisdiction establishing facts like a choice of forum clause in the contract or in person negotiations in Maine, the Maine seller would probably have to sue ...
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Do I need to present a GDPR banner to IP addresses outside of GDPR regions?
Depends on your own location
The first question is about your own location. If you (as a data controller or processor) are located within EU, then GDPR applies for any and all processing of personal ...
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Do I need to present a GDPR banner to IP addresses outside of GDPR regions?
The answer by user Someone is correct, the GDPR applies to data associated with anyone physically in the EU, UK, or other places with a GDPR law. The comment quoted in the question is incorrect on ...
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Do I need to present a GDPR banner to IP addresses outside of GDPR regions?
Your VPN scenario is why you have to show the banner to everyone. If you somehow knew beyond any doubt that someone was not in the EU, then you would not have to show a banner, but because you can't ...
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Probate vs Non-Probate Assets for Wills
You could read this page. The main point is that probate assets are those owned individually by the decedent, and do not have a survivorship right or named beneficiary. Non-probate assets are those ...
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Probate vs Non-Probate Assets for Wills
I believe non-probate assets are specific gifts you call out -- in the
Will -- that are designated for specific beneficiaries. Little Jimmy
gets the old pair of lucky Yankees socks, Little Suzie gets ...
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Does the right of the people peaceably to assemble apply to peaceful members of a group that partially becomes violent?
It depends on the circumstances. The police cannot order people to stop protesting, but they can order people to stop rioting.
One extreme, which the courts have never imposed on law enforcement, ...
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Are the Quotations in a Book of Quotations Copyrighted?
The copyright on the book of quotations protects the collection. That is, it protects the author's choice of which quotations to include, and of what order to list them in. It also covers any ...
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Can I share a copy of Adobe Standalone Flash Player?
No. Copyright does not have exemptions for obsolete works, use with credit, or non-commercial use. Depending on the purpose for the distribution, this could be fair use, but it is unlikely that a ...
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Stop sign hidden by tree
This depends on the law of the specific jurisdiction, but there is non-trivial similarity in those rules across the US. The general rule is that the person who owns the property must maintain the ...
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Made in USA (or made in IL)
It is unlikely you can call this "Made in USA." The standard for marking a product as USA is that "all or virtually all" of it be made in the U.S. This is different for markings ...
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If one purchases a machine and software that has no EULA, etc, can said person legally alter the code of the program purchased?
Recall the basic principle of copyright law, as detailed in 17 USC 106:
The copyright holder has the exclusive right to make copies; prepare derivative works; or distribute copies by sale, rental, ...
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Is it illegal for someone with a duty of care to not act on questionable information?
The authorities, if they are some form of law enforcement (sheriff, park rangers, etc.) have no duty to rescue unless they were the ones who put you in peril, for example, by detaining you in a patrol ...
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Understanding which inherited assets are taxed in NY
Death Taxes
State And Federal Estate Taxes
Certain taxes are due because someone dies, which are somewhat pejoratively called "death taxes".
Inheritances taxes are imposed on the value of ...
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Signing, witnessing and filing requirements of a Last Will & Testament in NY
You are misunderstanding the requirements. A will is not required to be notarized in New York State to be valid, and a will is not required to be filed prior to the death of the person writing it in ...
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
Anti-profiteering laws provide circumstances under which you can not increase your prices, but they do not prevent you from setting high prices in advance of those circumstances. For example, if you ...
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
A very important detail which you failed to include in your question is that you expected the price to rise linearly with the more expensive ingredients.
So you're suggesting that a gluten-free pie ...
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Can Congress enforce an overturned Supreme Court decision?
A court has jurisdiction to impose judgments upon the parties to cases before it. Higher-court judges generally publish advice on the principles they will use when reaching their decisions, so that ...
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Can Congress enforce an overturned Supreme Court decision?
The method by which Congress can overturn a SCOTUS decision is to amend the Constitution, which requires a good number of state legislatures to come to agreement. An amendment to recognize the right ...
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Can a director of a for-profit corporation be unpaid, or paid a nominal salary?
A member of the board of directors of a corporation does not have to be paid, and can likewise be paid only a nominal amount. Members of the board of directors in closely held companies are rarely ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
poland
In Poland, the labour courts have rules that limiting one's employment is illegal save for very specific situations, and even a non-compete clause cannot be too broad as to limit one's capacity ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
france
It is forbidden for a private sector employee to work for another party while on pay leave, unless it's volunteer work (i.e. unpaid). Article D3141-2 - Code du travail
Le salarié qui accomplit ...
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Can Congress enforce an overturned Supreme Court decision?
Overview
The question reads:
I was under the impression that Congress couldn't overturn a Supreme Court decision on a Constitutional question
That is, in general, correct.
The overturning Dobbs ...
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Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
Yes.
I run a website where I sell materials for students interested in finance, law and consulting.
My website contains case studies from actual ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
South Africa
Because there are a slew of labour laws governing full time employees a person is only allowed one full time job. There is UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund ) which is mandatory goverment ...
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Liability for the honest but mistaken actions of others
No
A doesn’t owe a duty of care to B so there is no basis for any liability. Nor has any act or omission of A injured B.
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
switzerland (and probably most of Europe)
This can be a breach of work laws, and is only allowed under certain conditions
The law (in particular OR 329a) states that any employee has the right for at ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
In general, in the US, Bob may do this. If the second company is a competitor of the first and Bob has access to confidential information from his first employer, then there could be an issue.
Some ...
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Is there anything illegal about working for another party while on paid leave from one's job?
People are allowed to work multiple jobs
Unless they enter a contract agreeing not to.
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Can Congress enforce an overturned Supreme Court decision?
They can't overturn the decision; but they don't have to.
The holding in Dobbs was that the US Constitution does not provide a right to an abortion, and so a state law prohibiting abortions is not ...
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
Alice replies that the higher price of the gluten-free bases is not the only related cost facing her business. There is also the cost of seeking out additional reputable, high-quality suppliers, of ...
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
Is she committing unlawful discrimination or otherwise behaving in an unlawful manner?
No.
She would be — if she was saying like "customers with Celiac disease pay £14, others £10".
But ...
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Alice's restaurant profiteering from those with allergies
united-states
The courts have shown a willingness to apply the ADA to celiac disease (e.g., Colonial Williamsburg lost a lawsuit when sued for disallowing a guest to bring their own gluten-free food), ...
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Are tow truck drivers allowed to be armed while working?
Tow truck drivers in general might be allowed to carry firearms if they have a concealed weapons license, but the shooter in the case at hand wasn't merely a tow truck driver. He was actually ...
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Are tow truck drivers allowed to be armed while working?
Open carry in public is illegal for everyone in Florida. Concealed carry is allowed if you have a concealed weapons license. There is an age requirement (21 years old) and a required firearms training ...
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Is it legal to lie about race on college applications
Yes it’s illegal, but …
First, we will deal with the easy bit: if you knowingly employ deception (stating something on the application that you don’t believe is true) in order to receive an advantage (...
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Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
Given the clarification provided in the comments to the question, the company has a copyright in the material and as such is legally entitled to demand that you cease using it.
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Is releasing this company's documents illegal?
You're not required by law to take anything down until the court orders you to do so. Their legal department will probably write you a letter detailing the legal theory behind their demand, at which ...
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Can you use deadly force in self defense when you could likely appease the attacker by deleting a video of a crime they committed?
Merely the threat under no circumstances give rise to deadly force under the construction of the affirmative defenses of self-defense and necessity in the U.S., and no manifest action or circumstance ...
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Is it legal to lie about race on college applications
It's probably legal. This is not a sworn statement subject to perjury prosecution. Even if you can make the case that the statement is knowingly false, there is ample evidence (from colleges) that ...
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Question Regarding Extent of Presidential Power, the Take Care Clause, and "Unitary" Executive Theory/ Executive Power
This is a developing area of law and there really aren't clear answers.
Historically, the courts have largely taken the position that when Congress says something, such as delegating enforcement power ...
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Can you safely do anything without infringing patents?
It seems like anything non-obvious can be patented, and even private
use of patented processes is illegal. Can you do anything with
assurance that you aren't infringing a patent?
Only buy other ...
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Trying to find a payday loan scam contract
A Google search using payday loan scams in "usa" "first nation" gave me this:
Charles Hallinan nicknamed "The Godfather of Payday Lending" is a convicted felon and the ...
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Trying to find a payday loan scam contract
Could it be American Web Loan?
“American Web Loan claimed it could charge sky-high rates because it was owned by a Native tribe, the Otoe-Missouria. The tribe’s sovereign status meant that the ...
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Can a Web site owner prohibit men from accessing a site for religious reasons?
That depends what is meant by "not allow".
Such a blog author could certainly include a statement that the blog was intended only for female readers. That would not be enforceable. She could ...
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Can a Web site owner prohibit men from accessing a site for religious reasons?
At least w.r.t. federal law, they can. Although there are laws against discrimination in public accommodations (Title II of the Civil Rights Act), sex is not a protected category. So we don't have to ...
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What are the further implications of Judge Cannon's order for DOJ not to investigate seized documents?
The order is here. The pertinent part is that
The Government is TEMPORARILY ENJOINED from further review and use of
any of the materials seized from Plaintiff’s residence on August 8,
2022, for ...
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Can you safely do anything without infringing patents?
To get a patent, something doesn't just have to be non-obvious to you and me, it has to be non-obvious to someone who is an expert in that area. Your method of typing faster may be non-obvious to me ...
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