Questions tagged [united-states]
For questions specific to the United States as a whole, or that span multiple state jurisdictions. If your question is related to a specific state then you should use that state's tag instead (or as well).
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Can a Special Counsel be privately liable in tort for false or malicious prosecution if improperly appointed?
Assume an Attorney-General appoints a Special Counsel but they don't do so in a constitutional manner.
If an improperly appointed Special Counsel prosecutes an individual, would they be privately ...
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Is there a legal difference between "substantial" and "significant"? (US law)
I am currently studying for the California Bar exam. When I memorize my rule statements I often mix up "substantial" and "significant".
For example, sometimes I say "A ...
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Are US enlisted personnel (as opposed to officers) required, or allowed, to disobey unlawful orders?
In a comment on 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?, user jesse_b writes, ...
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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?
This is less a question about the SCOTUS ruling itself, and more about how SCOTUS rulings are interpreted in applying the law.
In the SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. United States (23-939) on July 1st, 2024,...
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Did the SCOTUS immunity decision grant immunity for using the military to assassinate a political opponent?
In her dissent in Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. ___ (2024), Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote
When he uses his official powers in any way, under
the majority’s reasoning, he now will be insulated from
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Is the United States still a constitutional government? [closed]
The Supreme Court's July 1 opinion says the President cannot be prevented from violating the Constitution, and cannot be punished after the fact for doing so.
Does this mean the United States ...
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Why does the Trump immunity decision further delay the trial?
Why is Trump heralding this as a victory, and why are Democrats and the liberal justices saying this puts the president above the law?
There’s another excellent question on the Trump immunity decision ...
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Can a criminal litigator introduce new evidence if it is pursuant to the veracity of a witness?
Obviously there are limits to how much evidence can be presented in court case and an attorney cannot anticipate every possible shred of evidence that he might need.
For example, let's imagine that in ...
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Can someone explain the Trump immunity ruling?
The US Supreme Court handed down their ruling in the presidential immunity case regarding Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrection. From what I've been able to tell from news reports, they said ...
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Why has the recent Chevron ruling by SCOTUS generated so much controversy? [duplicate]
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently overruled a previous ruling which has commonly been referred to as "Chevron". At the time this question was posted, there is a ...
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Where can I access records of the 1947 Superman copyright trial?
I'm a comic researcher, seeking court records from 1947 in the United States related to Superman's copyright case. While there's a Wikipedia entry on this case, I couldn't locate the crucial court ...
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Legal issues with buying a domain of a company but with a different .tld? [duplicate]
I found a related question here Can I buy a same domain name with different TLD and add similar content?, but my situation is a bit different.
In my case, the website would just be a static page with ...
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Can spouse force a sale of a real property by refusing to accept a buyout?
If two spouses divorce in a community property state like California, can a spouse force a sale of a quasi community real property through legal means by refusing to accept a buyout (e.g. payment of ...
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Realistic outcome of probate if a will leaves nothing to surviving spouse?
From basic googling I did, sounds like (at least in New Jersey), if a spouse dies, the surviving spouse is likely to be able to challenge any will to get at least 1/3 of the assets, even if the will ...
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If one creates a copy of a copyrighted work for a licenced purpose can one reuse the copy for another purpose?
Multiple lawsuits have been filed relating to training of generative AI models on copyright protected works. A recent suit seems to focus particularly on this aspect. It seems there could also be a ...
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