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5 answers

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Are US enlisted personnel (as opposed to officers) required, or allowed, to disobey unlawful orders?

Sinaesthetic

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answered Jul 5 at 20:00

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Does Justice Sotomayor's "Seal Team 6" example, in and of itself, explicitly give the President the authority to execute opponents? If not, why not?

Mesh.Obj

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answered Jul 4 at 16:19

19 votes

2 answers

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What rights does an employee retain, if any, who does not consent to being monitored on a work IT system?

PMF

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modified Jun 26 at 13:16

16 votes

4 answers

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Do tech companies like Microsoft & CrowdStrike face almost no legal liabilities for major disruptions?

feetwet♦

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modified 13 hours ago

17 votes

3 answers

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Is there any legal justification for content on the web without an explicit licence being freeware?

jwenting

513

answered Jul 1 at 4:06

5 votes

6 answers

5k views

Are there any parts of the US Constitution that state that the laws apply universally to all citizens?

Consis

1,394

modified Jul 2 at 21:37

12 votes

5 answers

7k views

When, if ever, is bribery legal?

gerrit

1,436

modified Jul 8 at 6:37

4 votes

3 answers

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Can you be charged with breaking and entering if the door was open, and the owner of the property is deceased?

Jen

61.4k

modified Jul 6 at 12:09

40 votes

3 answers

3k views

What enforcement exists for medical informed consent?

Daniel R. Collins

498

modified Jul 9 at 20:20

15 votes

2 answers

4k views

Why does the Trump immunity decision further delay the trial?

TRiG

435

modified Jul 3 at 18:26

34 votes

1 answer

6k views

Can someone explain the Trump immunity ruling?

Jen

61.4k

modified Jul 2 at 13:29

8 votes

2 answers

4k views

Is it legal to discriminate on marital status for car insurance/pensions etc.?

Peter

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modified Jun 26 at 20:52

7 votes

2 answers

3k views

Parking ticket for parking in a private lot reserved for customers of X, Y, and Z businesses [closed]

Fattie

198

modified 2 days ago

6 votes

3 answers

2k views

How could international companies guarantee the loyalty of offshore subsidiaries?

psmears

146

modified Jun 24 at 20:09

11 votes

2 answers

3k views

Can a deceased person commit a strict liability offence?

xngtng

6,188

answered Jun 23 at 0:40

6 votes

1 answer

2k views

Is deciding to use google fonts the sort of decision that makes an entity a controller rather than a processor?

nvoigt

8,721

answered Jul 18 at 9:01

10 votes

1 answer

2k views

Where can I access records of the 1947 Superman copyright trial?

Jen

61.4k

modified Jun 29 at 18:50

6 votes

3 answers

1k views

Locally stored PII: Are we a GDPR Data Processor?

preferred_anon

305

modified Jul 5 at 9:08

8 votes

1 answer

2k views

Has the Supreme Court given any examples where presumptive immunity would be overcome?

bdb484

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modified Jul 4 at 15:24

12 votes

2 answers

939 views

Did the SCOTUS immunity decision grant immunity for using the military to assassinate a political opponent?

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jul 3 at 23:11

-3 votes

4 answers

304 views

For copyright determination purposes, how can AI-generated content (eg.lyrics) be proven as such rather than human generated?

Jen

61.4k

modified Jul 1 at 15:17

4 votes

1 answer

1k views

Help understanding the implications of Security Breach section of an NDA [closed]

ohwilleke

224k

answered Jul 9 at 20:50

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

Are hardware benchmark results copyrighted?

Trish

41.5k

modified Jul 16 at 12:34

3 votes

1 answer

2k views

On parole in one state but then get arrested in a different state

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jul 18 at 6:34

2 votes

2 answers

977 views

Challenge the appointment of the prime minister

Steve Melnikoff

3,331

modified Jul 7 at 13:57

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

Can a video game developer restrict how people stream game content?

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jun 26 at 22:07

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

In a two-party consent state, can I record video only (no audio) in secret?

kopecs

105

modified Jul 16 at 23:01

4 votes

2 answers

367 views

How widely is "where failure could result in death, injury, or damage" interpreted?

Jen

61.4k

modified 8 hours ago

3 votes

2 answers

1k views

Is the defendant liable for attempted murder when the attempt resulted in the death of an unintended second victim?

Michael W.

284

modified Jun 25 at 22:24

4 votes

2 answers

462 views

Can the U. S. Supreme Court decide on agencies, laws, etc., that are not in front of them for a decision?

Trish

41.5k

modified Jul 4 at 6:52

5 votes

1 answer

864 views

Postman signs for delivery himself. Any laws broken?

Dale M♦

215k

modified 9 hours ago

5 votes

2 answers

212 views

How often have unanimous decisions been overturned?

Jen

61.4k

modified 2 days ago

5 votes

1 answer

837 views

Can a criminal litigator introduce new evidence if it is pursuant to the veracity of a witness?

President James K. Polk

115

modified Jul 2 at 21:10

0 votes

2 answers

137 views

Does using game cartridge assets on a small-scale digital distribution infringe copyright?

Trish

41.5k

modified Jun 27 at 15:07

-1 votes

2 answers

267 views

Can landlord prevent tenant from installing window air conditioning in NYC?

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jul 16 at 1:18

0 votes

2 answers

152 views

Is it legal to intentionally surge & destroy neighbor's electrical equipment when they steal your residential power?

ohwilleke

224k

answered 2 days ago

0 votes

2 answers

297 views

How to prove that someone forged my signature on a contract that I was not aware of

Barmar

3,941

answered Jul 17 at 19:08

-2 votes

1 answer

167 views

Is challenging an elderly American politician to take a cognitive test a violation of HIPPA law(s)?

Jen

61.4k

modified Jul 1 at 20:58

-3 votes

2 answers

166 views

Why is it punishable to refuse to sign a traffic ticket in some states in the United States?

littleadv

1,187

modified Jul 15 at 22:53

0 votes

1 answer

746 views

Can an employer use your FMLA “tardiness” from a previous time working for them in a re-hire situation? [closed]

Heddy

641

modified 2 days ago

-2 votes

4 answers

235 views

can a company exist with no employees?

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jun 26 at 19:05

5 votes

2 answers

173 views

What authorisation would I need to disclose information from a dead friend's computer?

Dale M♦

215k

modified Jul 11 at 15:41

2 votes

1 answer

195 views

Is it littering if you pick something up, examine it, and put it back?

Barmar

3,941

modified Jul 11 at 20:58

2 votes

3 answers

384 views

Is it legal to photograph a nosy neighbour?

Lag

17.7k

modified Jun 27 at 17:50

-1 votes

1 answer

178 views

Animal rights mouse issue [closed]

PMF

6,476

modified Jul 3 at 7:42

-1 votes

2 answers

166 views

What proportion of Supreme Court decisions are on the substance of the underlying claim, as opposed to technicalities?

CetientAI

1

modified Jul 12 at 23:07

2 votes

1 answer

90 views

Spanish Law regarding the use of an object in the commission of a rape?

ohwilleke

224k

modified Jul 9 at 3:36

4 votes

2 answers

177 views

If I tell my friend to buy and open a product, then return it to the store, then I buy that product at an "open box" price, is that considered fraud?

Barmar

3,941

modified Jul 16 at 15:09

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