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2,833 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Recourse for deaths in the Maduro/Flores case?
Following on from How strong is the US claim for extraterritorial jurisdiction in the Maduro/Flores case?
It's been widely reported that the action to "arrest" Maduro resulted in a large ...
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What is the law regarding declaration of cryptology services and tools?
The French Prosecutor has released details of the investigation resulting in Pavel Durov's arrest, which ends with these three points:
Providing cryptology services aiming to ensure confidentiality ...
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Incorrectly identified as a member of a settlement class
I received notice of a settlement pending for a class-action lawsuit.
I did not meet the definition of people who comprise the class. Members of the class must have opened an account with a ...
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Are Ontario municipalities allowed to stop issuing marriage licenses during COVID-19?
Some Ontario cities, such as Waterloo say on their website:
"Due to COVID-19, marriage licences will be suspended until further notice."
Here is a screenshot, in case the website changes.
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Is it illegal for my school to install spyware onto my own laptop?
My school installed something called 'Securus XT' onto my laptop. I knew it was meant to be a safeguarding thing but I didn't know they would be able to see every single thing I do on my own laptop (...
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Must car rental agencies provide the state minimum liability insurance or ensure that the customer has it when renting a car in the USA?
I was going through car rental agency SIXT's ToS to understand whether they provide any liability insurance coverage if one doesn't add one of their protection options when renting a car. I read in ...
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Can Rand Paul be sued for negligent transmission of COVID-19?
Note: I am not wanting to make this political. Please do not attempt to address political aspects of this situation or rail one way or the other. My question would be exactly the same if the facts ...
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Does it break the law for "24 Hour Fitness" to not be open 24 hours?
The 24 Hour Fitness gym in my area is literally only open for 15 hours (6am to 9pm). Does this break some kind of rule, perhaps for false advertising or fraud? It would be like if I named my ...
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Are taxi drivers in Thailand allowed to charge customers for writing a receipt?
I read:
Oh and if you're looking for a receipt – the receipt printer is hidden, right on the dashboard, under a towel. It might not have paper anyway, and if they write a receipt for you, they'll ...
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Does Google routinely form contracts by accessing web sites with their crawler?
Many web sites contain terms of service, where the web site puts a link to "Terms" or similar, and anyone who accesses the web site forms a contract with the web site operator under those ...
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Are extended magazines legal in chicago/cook county for ccw holders?
There are some different laws surrounding Chicago and Cook County's handgun magazines.
Here is Cook County's law regulating handguns
Here is Chicago's law regulating handguns.
Chicago:
"High ...
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What are the implications of the Good Friday Agreement for customs controls?
After the Good Friday Agreement was concluded, customs and security controls between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom were removed (From Wikipedia). The Irish border is one of the major ...
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Usage-Based Insurance Devices (Like Progressive's Snapshot) - Evidence of Liability and Public Policy
In the United States, the biggest auto insurance carriers such as Progressive, Allstate and State Farm, have all begun offering optional potential policy discounts if the covered driver agrees to ...
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What licenses and registrations are required to start a home business repackaging food in NY?
I'd like to start a home business repackaging food in New York State in the US. For example, let's say I'm buying 10kg bags of rice from the supermarket and I want to put them into jars each ...
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What if someone goes on protected leave and their employer thus realizes they don't need them?
Say that Ash works for Big Co. and goes on some kind of legally protected leave (FMLA leave, parental leave, etc.) because of some protected characteristic (such as having acquired a disability and/or ...
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