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Do police keep DNA from suspects that are acquitted? Is that compatible with their human rights?
Here is a quote from an article in The Telegraph regarding a pensioner who was recently found guilty of murder in the UK:
The case was re-examined in 2023 and Mrs Dunne’s blue skirt was sent away for ...
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Does a document retain legal privilege when knowingly leaked?
Assume that a text document has been sent to a solicitor. This should make said document subject to legal privilege. This is to give it all of the protections possible under the Common Law system.
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A single parcel of a two parcel property was sold at a tax lien sale. The county added the other parcel AFTER the sale. Is this legal? [closed]
This is in California.
There is a property that has two parcels. Each parcel is a separate number and taxes are paid on each separately. The property is about 90 years old and has one house that ...
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How does the Trump DOJ reconcile their birthright citizenship claims with the definition of "jursidiction"
As far as I understand it, the definition of "jurisdiction", as used in the Fourteenth Amendment and elsewhere, can roughly be described as "subject to the laws". That seems to ...
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Can intake coordinator in law offices divulge attorney-client privileged information?
Does talking to the intake coordinators for them to gather information from me run the risk of having them divulge the information to the attorney and have the information be used against me if my ...
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What is the threshold for "Not guilty because of mental impairment", particularly in the cases of low level crimes and older accused?
It is reported that a pensioner with dementia was convicted in criminal court of using a TV receiver without a licence (Communications Act 2003, s. 363). At the time of the offence, she had just ...
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Is working under another person's name and ssn and filing worker's compensation due to injury using the injured person's name and ssn a fraud?
If Adam works under Bill's name and social security number and Adam is injured during work and had to visit the emergency room, can Adam still file worker's compensation using Adam's own name and ...
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State agents have *actually* infiltrated and manufactured my life for the past 5 years [closed]
Consider for one moment that however unlikely or absurd, the following scenario is a true one: State agents have infiltrated every facet of my life, manufacturing at least the past five years, making ...
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Is birthright citizenship protected under the Fourteenth Amendment?
I remember the citizenship clause of the United States being present in the 14th Amendment. Would changes to birthright citizenship require a formal amendment to the US Constitution?
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Would termination of US birthright citizenship be retroactive? [duplicate]
It is my understanding that the constitution confers birthright citizenship. If somehow this was nullified (there's probably a better verb), would this apply retroactively to adults born in the US? ...
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Is it legal to mandate a language for communicating on a chat service?
In one of the recent "experiments" that Stack Exchange is running, The Lobby chat is now one of them.
One of the stock responses the more-experienced users are bandying about is:
Please use ...
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What happens to property when one is incarcerated
What happens to one's alternative assets when one is incarcerated?
Assets such as real estate or vehicles. A home requires property taxes to be paid in a timely manner and maintenance to be ...
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Practical effects of the judgment in Trump v. CASA, Inc
Background
This question relates to the effects of the judgment in Trump v. CASA, Inc., from the Supreme Court of the United States. The holding is summarized in the syllabus as:
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Can one get drivers licenses at fourteen if the parents are disabled? [closed]
If a person's custodial parent(s) are disabled, can they get their driver's license at 14?
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How broad is the SCOTUS ruling on parents opting children out of classroom instruction that conflicts with their religious beliefs?
Today the US Supreme Court handed down their decision in Mahmoud vs Taylor.
At issue was a school board's policy that:
it will not give [parents] notice when ["LGBTQ+-inclusive" texts] are ...
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