Questions tagged [governmental-liability]
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Was there at least one court trial in the USA where it was a citizen versus the state, rather than the state versus the citizen?
Was there ever a court trial in the USA where the case was citizen versus the state, rather than the state versus the citizen? If so, did the citizen win?
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Is the U.S. government legally restricted from building acequias (traditional irrigation canals) due to liability risks for public safety? [closed]
I’ve heard claims that acequias—traditional open-air irrigation canals—are not built in the United States because their construction would expose the government to liability risks (e.g., flooding, ...
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Are there any online resources to a nationwide database to confirm contractual agreements of which I am a party?
I have recently encountered some potentially disturbing information regarding my name qualifying and being subject to a situation of which I was completely unaware. There are obvious legal ...
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Can The Police Ignore The Orphan Stomper?
So let's say a man walks into an orphanage and starts stomping on babies' heads, killing them. The police show up and decide that they would rather wait for him to finish stomping orphans, so that ...
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Sue prosecutor for son murder trial
I want to know can I sue the city attorney office for mishandling the prosecution of my son's murder case. They gave the defendant a plea deal and dropped the murder 1 charge and armed criminal action ...
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Can an adult who was incarcerated as a minor sue for damages? [closed]
A child that had never committed a criminal offence was incarcerated multiple times, subjected to sexual assault via cavity searches, humiliation, and isolation.
Now wants to sue the state as an adult....
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Can a Court Commissioner be sued for for wrongly charging a crime and issuing an arrest warrant?
In Maryland, anyone can press criminal charges against another person (without any involvement of police) simply by going down to the courthouse and filing a written complaint with a judicial official ...
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False information on Florida Criminal History Report, can I sue the state?
I decided to pay $25.00 to the state of Florida to obtain a copy of my Florida Criminal History Report. I found there is blatantly fictitious information on my report claiming I was charged with ...
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Why isn't there financial safety if I am arrested illegally? [closed]
I have been arrested approximately 14 times in my life and never Mirandized. The last time I was arrested, about 8 police officers stood around me asking me what I was doing. After I explained every ...
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Governmental liability for accidents at intersections without traffic lights
Given an intersection without traffic lights, is the absence of a traffic light the sole liability for all accidents occurring at that intersection, and is the mayor of the city accountable for the ...
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Revolutionary war pensions
In Volume 1 of the statutes at large, it mentions the revolutionary war pensions. Most of these were never paid, and due to judgment interest if the law was enforced today the damages would be in the ...
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Can a government commit a crime?
Can a state government be convicted for a federal crime, or can the federal government be convicted for a state crime? The latter situation could happen despite the supremacy of federal law over state ...
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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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Can I sue my local law enforcement agency for gross negligence in reference to their handling of domestic violence against me?
What rights does someone have against law enforcement when this person has been discriminated against by law enforcement officers' lack of actions and the continued allowance of severe abuse and ...
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How is compensation for defendants against whom charges are dismissed called and calculated?
Bob was charged with a crime but the charges got dismissed. Apparently in some American states, he is entitled to compensation.
What is this type of mechanism called, and how much does he get?
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