Questions tagged [jurisdiction]
For questions concerning whether a body has the power to make a legal decision on a particular matter. **NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH "GEOGRAPHIC" JURISDICTIONS** e.g. country, province, state, principality etc
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Does the county have jurisdiction over an automobile with no state or county markings?
Consider a private automobile with no plates identifying it to be a state of California automobile. Does a government entity have jurisdiction to pull them over?
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What circumstances could make kidnapping and murder of Nancy Guthrie a federal crime?
Donald Trump has threatened the kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie with the death penalty if she's found to be murdered. But unless she's transported across state lines during her kidnapping, it seems like ...
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Can US federal law impose restrictions on firearms that are greater than those imposed by a state?
Can US federal law impose restrictions on firearms that are greater than those imposed by a state?
The above is the legal question I'm asking. Below is the kind of circumstance that suggests the kind ...
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How is it determined that the U.S. government would have authority to conduct a criminal investigation, to the exclusion of a state investigation?
This article states:
On Thursday, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said it had planned to "conduct a joint investigation" of the shooting "with the FBI." But ...
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Can ICE agents be prosecuted in state court?
Given that the federal government that sends them is not going to prosecute them, or initiate a mock prosecution at best, can an ICE agent that commits a crime be prosecuted in a state criminal court ...
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Can JTTF CIA agents legally close down crime scenes?
So, if a CIA agent is a part of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), how much authority does that give them on a crime scene inside the US? Like, let's say there is a crime scene and a CIA agent ...
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When does the dual sovereignty doctrine become relevant?
Say I'm accused of murder (to pick the big, obvious, unambiguous crime), and I am charged by the state. Due to the dual sovereignty doctrine, theoretically the federal government could charge me too (...
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Which court has juridiction in case of the application of L113 9 from the code of intellectual property?
I want to request software developed in source code form (interpreted language) by researchers. The university and the cada refused on the basis specific status of researchers with regard to ...
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What is "probable jurisdiction"?
The docket for 24-109 reports "probable jurisdiction noted".
What is "probable jurisdiction"?
What does it mean that it is noted?
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How can the court system ignore the original definitions of the law?
I’ve been thinking about the foundational laws that were made for the people, the core laws that are considered the original and supreme, the ones that all other laws created later are meant to follow ...
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Is there any such thing as international civil law, if so, how is it enforced?
I would imagine that when different countries were drafting their civil laws, the world was less globalised, and civil cases that had international implications would've been rare. But they're more ...
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Felony proceedings starting in Circuit Court
In Michigan, the normal course of actions for a felony charge, is that arraignment to, and including, preliminary examination be held in a District court and the rest of the proceedings be held in the ...
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Are there resources for which states accept lawyers from different jurisdictions?
As I understand it, if you pass the bar exam in one state, you can practice law there, but some states have reciprocity agreements with other states i.r.t practising law. Is there some sort of ...
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Can a federal judge order a plane to return to the US?
On March 15, US District Judge Boasberg ordered the US Government administration to cause a deportation flight to Venezuela to turn around and return to the US. The administration did not follow the ...
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Is it legal for a jurisdiction to prosecute you for something they consider illegal that you did outside that jurisdiction? [duplicate]
If Jurisdiction A considers X to be illegal, and Bob (a member of A) goes to jurisdiction B and commits X (B considers it legal), and goes back to A, is A still at liberty to prosecute Bob committing ...
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