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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A political campaign texted me after I sent them a STOP message, does this violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act?
Eight days ago I received a fundraising message via SMS. It included the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's "reply STOP to opt out" disclaimer. I replied "STOP" and received an ...
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Can an arbitration clause prevent legal action towards other subsidiaries under the same parent company?
Google LLC and Waymo LLC are subsidiaries of Alphabet Inc. Suppose Andy signed up for Stadia, a Cloud Gaming Service provided by Google LLC. Waymo provides self-driving vehicle services in select ...
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If an emoji renders differently on two devices due to compatibility issues, whose interpretation is valid?
Suppose X and Y are frequent traders. Y buys X's products in mass from time to time. X sends a proposal to Y, which says that Y will buy 1000 of X's products for a million dollars. The contract states ...
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Does Cady v. Dombrowski create the Community Caretaking Exception which police use for wellness checks? Or did it exist before?
I started doing some research on forced entry relating to wellness checks and this answer on Quora indicated that the 1973 decision Cady v. Dombrowski created an exception that permits police to enter ...
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Can an airline be required to compensate for "acts of god" if another flight successfully landed?
Commercial flights sometimes fail to reach their destination due to weather and other conditions out of the airline's control. Those circumstances are called "acts of god", and airlines are ...
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How can Congressional majorities react to presidents breaking laws?
In the US, federal legislation is enacted by the bicameral Congress (and signed by the President, but never mind that). Now, suppose a US president has the executive branch engage in activities which ...
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Can a US Citizen recover property damages if the USA provides weapons and arms to a foreign government that destroys your property?
From a tweet on March 17, 2026,
I am a US citizen & Surgeon who took care of the Boston Maraton Bombing victims in 2013. I paid for 7 years to own a small apartment in downtown #Beirut for my 3 ...
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Virtual dvd/blu-ray disc rental service: playing and streaming physical discs to remote users [closed]
I'm wondering about the legality of a business idea. It would basically be a virtual dvd/blu-ray disc rental service (maybe including VHS, laser disc, etc.). The discs would not be ripped to a drive. ...
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Suing the federal postal service for regularly failing to deliver mail to a customer
At one point Tom realized that a number of mail pieces were not delivered to his home. Some of the non-delivered mail is returned to (senders) with the designation of an "unknown address". ...
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What happens when a defendant pleads neither innocent nor guilty?
On the Wikipedia page for Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Noris (commonly referred to as the Tool Box Killers), when describing the arraignment of the accused, it says this:
When asked by Judge William ...
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Can a spouse keep a mother from visiting the incapacitated son and husband?
A husband is in a hospital, unable to make his own decisions. His wife is not on good terms with his mother and does not want the mother to visit her son. The husband has no living will and has ...
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Can a flight passenger be held liable for causing a flight diversion due to their racially biased tip?
Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 from Nashville International Airport to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on March 6th, 2026 was diverted to Atlanta, Georgia because of a security ...
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In Massachusetts, why do laws that prohibit nudity require a witness be offended, alarmed, or shocked?
I am working on a writing project and had to dig into exactly why nudity is illegal in Massachusetts. From what I could find, there are two laws that are the issue. This law prohibits "persons ...
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What happened to the District Court in immigration proceedings?
In URIAS-ORELLANA ET AL . v. BONDI, ATTORNEY GENERAL we can read:
Petitioners Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana [...] entered the United States without authorization. After being placed in removal ...
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Why doesn't the President need to sign a Constitutional amendment?
Article I Section 7 of the US Constitution specifies the manner in which bills are passed by Congress and signed or vetoed by the President.
Paragraph 2 refers to "Every Bill", saying that ...
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