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Why is drunk driving causing accident punished so much worse than just drunk driving?	<p>When people drink and drive and then cause an accident especially where if someone dies they get years and years in prison but just the act of drunk driving is punished way more lenient. Shouldn't the 2, drunk driving and drunk driving then causing accident be similarly punished? I feel like a lot of times it's lu...	[ { "answer_id": 94666, "body": "<h3>Moral luck</h3>\n<p>You have raised the issue of <em>moral luck</em>, a long recognized problem in criminal theory. The classic expositions of this issue are by <a href=\"https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nagel\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Thomas Nagel</a>, in his chapter, &q...	94,665	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "criminal-law", "driving", "sentencing" ]	23	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94665/why-is-drunk-driving-causing-accident-punished-so-much-worse-than-just-drunk-dri
What counts as consideration in contract law?	<p>What counts as consideration in contract law? Does consideration from party A have to be to the benefit of the party B?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94672, "body": "<p>See generally <em>Hamer v. Sidway</em> (1891), <a href=\"https://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/archives/hamer_sidway.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">124 NY 538</a>, citing indirectly <em>Currie v Misa</em> (1875) LR 10 Ex 893:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>'A valuable consideration i...	94,671	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "contract-law", "legal-terms", "consideration" ]	0	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94671/what-counts-as-consideration-in-contract-law
Question Concerning Responding to Employer of Minor Daughter Paid Under Minimum Wage	<p>My high school daughter worked for about a year for an employer who owns a tutoring company in our town. Due to friction between my daughter and the employer, my daughter recently quit but she realized that she was being underpaid for much of this year (2023) because the minimum wage here in California is currently ...	[ { "answer_id": 94687, "body": "<h2>Read the terms</h2>\n<p>It’s quite likely that, if you took this to court, the employer would be liable to pay your daughter interest on the underpayment and possibly be fined by the state for failing to follow the law.</p>\n<p>The terms probably are offering to pay the ba...	94,683	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "employment", "california", "teenager" ]	1	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94683/question-concerning-responding-to-employer-of-minor-daughter-paid-under-minimum
Can Hawaii secede from the U.S. through legal means?	<p>Can Hawaii secede from the U.S. through legal means or is it forbidden by U.S. law? I am asking, because I doubt the U.S. would accept the result of a referendum that rules that the Hawaiians want to secede from the U.S. just like Russia or China wouldn't accept it.</p>	[ { "answer_id": 67111, "body": "<p><strong>Currently, there is no legal means for a state to secede form the U.S.</strong></p>\n<p>A quick Google search yields <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/06/27/so-you-want-to-secede-from-the-u-s-a-four-step-guide/\" rel=\"noreferrer\">So you...	67,110	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "constitutional-law", "federalism" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67110/can-hawaii-secede-from-the-u-s-through-legal-means
Legality of privately bibby Stockholming to save land costs	<p>It seems that the principal impetus of moving migrants onto barges like the Bibby Stockholm is to save the costs of renting property in which to accommodate the migrants on dry land.</p> <p>Rental costs are no doubt high as anyone will know.</p> <p>But what is the legality of mooring semi permanent barges such as th...	[ { "answer_id": 94712, "body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an...	94,678	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-kingdom", "property", "any-jurisdiction", "law-of-the-sea", "coast" ]	1	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94678/legality-of-privately-bibby-stockholming-to-save-land-costs
Can defendants arraigned in federal court sometimes be "out on bail" secretly with no way for the public to know about or verify the bail?	<p>In <a href="https://politics.stackexchange.com/a/80782/16047">this answer to my Politics SE question *Is former president Trump "out on bail" as Chris Christie asserts? If so, were campaign funds used?</a> which ends:</p> <blockquote> <p>Bail is a particular type of bond in which the defendant submits an u...	[ { "answer_id": 94696, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.13.1_2.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">Here</a> is one of the three Trump appearance bonds. As you can see, it is a personal recognizance bond, and not a dollar amount bond. ...	94,691	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "federal-courts", "arrest", "politics", "bail", "arraignment" ]	4	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94691/can-defendants-arraigned-in-federal-court-sometimes-be-out-on-bail-secretly-wi
What role does the person who signs post incorporation paperwork have in the company?	<p>I am a minor and my mother would be signing both the incorporation documents, I am under the impression there is no problem there as she would have no role.</p> <p>Since she signed these documents, does she hold any additional duties or responsibilities as a result of that signature? How can she relinquish those re...	[ { "answer_id": 30616, "body": "<p>Running a C-Corp is no easy matter, I would suggest first you look very hard at why you want to do a C-Corp vs an LLC with an S-Corp election. There is a lot of documentation/formalities that if not followed allow somebody to \"pierce the veil\" and bind the principles lega...	30,604	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "corporate-law", "minor", "incorporation" ]	1	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/30604/what-role-does-the-person-who-signs-post-incorporation-paperwork-have-in-the-com
A 3 point credit is applied to your driving record for a 2-year period	<p>Does the following statement mean that the 3 point credit is only good for 2 years and after that the credit points will disappear?</p> <blockquote> <p>"<a href="https://www.alberta.ca/driving-responsibly.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">If a Government-approved defensive driving course has been successfully com...	[ { "answer_id": 90549, "body": "<p>Yes, that's what that means. But if you continue reading the article that you referenced, you will see that demerit points themselves also expire after 2 years:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>When 2 years have passed from the date of a conviction, the demerit\npoints assessed for t...	90,548	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "driving", "alberta" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90548/a-3-point-credit-is-applied-to-your-driving-record-for-a-2-year-period
Is there a viable cause of action for exposing someone of academic misconduct?	<p>Is there a viable cause of action for exposing someone's academic misconduct from a country different than the one the exposed person lives and works.</p> <p>For instance if you live in a European country, the exposed person also lives in a different European country and the site that exposes him is based in America...	[ { "answer_id": 94694, "body": "<p>If A defames B, the fact that the parties live and work in different countries is not a bar to a defamation lawsuit. This is not changed when platform C is headquartered in a third country. A choice of law question does arise, which is important because B can always sue A,...	94,693	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "defamation" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94693/is-there-a-viable-cause-of-action-for-exposing-someone-of-academic-misconduct
Is use of force in defense of another legal if the person being defended opposes the use of force?	<p>Bob threatens John with a gun. Alice, who is also carrying a gun (legally), draws her gun and aims at Bob, intending to shoot him in defense of John, who is unarmed. John says to her, "Don't shoot him!" Alice shoots Bob anyway. Is this legal?</p> <p>Assume that it would have been unquestionably legal had J...	[ { "answer_id": 94688, "body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an...	94,684	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "assault", "any-jurisdiction", "defense-of-others" ]	1	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94684/is-use-of-force-in-defense-of-another-legal-if-the-person-being-defended-opposes
Leading customers to use cheaper solution invented for another domain instead of expensive patented solution. Infringement?	<p>Let's say there is a patented product A for domain A and there is a product B that does the same work but is invented for a different domain B.</p> <p>If a company in domain A shows its customers that they can also use product B for domain A, is it an infringement of the patent? The intention is obviously to lead us...	[ { "answer_id": 94675, "body": "<p>There are several issues - one is that patents are given for specific ways of solving a problem, sometimes very narrowly different from other ways of solving a problem, not for a result. There are usually many ways to achieve a result.</p>\n<p>Another, that you bring up, is...	94,667	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "patents" ]	3	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94667/leading-customers-to-use-cheaper-solution-invented-for-another-domain-instead-of
Is it trademark fair use to use company name/logo on your resume?	<p>I have an online resume website that I created, and I list the logos of companies I've work with over the course of my career. Rather than a dry date list of work experience, I'm just listing the names and logos of the companies on the website. I even have a disclaimer stating this in no way represents endorsement o...	[ { "answer_id": 94676, "body": "<p><strong>No, it's not fair use</strong>. It's also not nominative fair use (the fair use equivalent for trademarks) as another answer suggests.</p>\n<p><strong>Why is it not nominative fair use?</strong></p>\n<p>There are three conditions for nominative fair use (taken from ...	33,876	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "trademark" ]	3	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/33876/is-it-trademark-fair-use-to-use-company-name-logo-on-your-resume
Is performing another's duty a valid form of consideration?	<p>Under state law parents have a legal duty to among other things educate minor children until they graduate from high school or an approved equivalent. The state also provides for public schools which are mostly taxpayer funded (the final two years of my high school education would have cost my parents about $1,500 i...	[ { "answer_id": 94673, "body": "<p>Contracts are routinely held to be valid even when there is negligible or literally zero financial “gain” (compensation, which they take into consideration in order to enter into the contract). A document purporting to be a contract might be held invalid if it is a bare pro...	94,670	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "contract-law", "education", "school", "compensation", "school-law" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94670/is-performing-anothers-duty-a-valid-form-of-consideration
Why is research grade ethanol seemingly exempted from excise duties while pure ethanol ment for consumption isn't?	<p>At <a href="https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sigma-Aldrich</a> I can buy <a href="https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/NL/en/product/mm/818760?dclid=CLuHvemp04ADFU_KuwgdoKIHgw" rel="nofollow noreferrer">one liter of unadulterated ethanol</a> for just 26.60 EUR. This ethanol contains no additives and ...	[ { "answer_id": 94636, "body": "<h2>Because there’s an exemption</h2>\n<p>Which requires denaturing.</p>\n<p>But there’s also an exemption to the exemption for when denaturing is not appropriate. Such as for laboratory use.</p>\n", "score": 10 }, { "answer_id": 94642, "body": "<h2><a href=\"h...	94,632	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "european-union", "tax-law", "alcohol", "biosafety" ]	4	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94632/why-is-research-grade-ethanol-seemingly-exempted-from-excise-duties-while-pure-e
Work time when unable to work due to power outage (germany)	<p>I'm working in an office space where I don't have fixed daily hours but a weekly amount of hours in my contract. Electricity is necessary to do my job (on computers).</p> <p>We had a power outage due to a snow storm, resulting in ~2 hours without electricity. In those 2 hours, I took my 30 minute mandatory pause. Wh...	[ { "answer_id": 88850, "body": "<p>If you were in the office, and ready to take instructions what to do from your manager, then you were legally working and need to be paid. There's plenty of things you can do in an office without electricity unless it's too dark. If the manager didn't ask you to do anything...	88,843	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "employment", "germany", "workplace" ]	10	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/88843/work-time-when-unable-to-work-due-to-power-outage-germany
Who has ultimate responsibility for a child injured on a school trip?	<p>A school is going on an excursion. The child is given the permission slip to take home and get signed by his legal guardian, but he forges the signature instead. On the excursion, he gets injured. Who is legally responsible for the child? Is it the school (since the waiver is void, and by default the school is respo...	[ { "answer_id": 94653, "body": "<p>So many things were not addressed, so a precise answer is not possible.<br>\nBut to try to raise the proper questions you should be thinking about:</p>\n<p><strong>Should the school have known the permission slip was forged?</strong><br>\nWas the forgery particularly bad, a...	94,643	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "australia", "minor", "school", "duty-of-care" ]	9	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94643/who-has-ultimate-responsibility-for-a-child-injured-on-a-school-trip
How many indictments before imprisonment?	<p>Donald Trump, ex-president of U.S.A., has many indictments on him, but yet he is still roaming as a free citizen.</p> <h2>Questions:</h2> <ol> <li><p>How many indictments does it take for Donald Trump to be imprisoned?</p> </li> <li><p>Can a person who is indicted, before running for president, become president?</p>...	[ { "answer_id": 94663, "body": "<blockquote>\n<ol>\n<li>How many indictments does it take for Donald Trump to be imprisoned?</li>\n</ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>An unlimited amount. Imprisonment is usually authorized as a result of a conviction rather than from an indictment.</p>\n<p>Pretrial detention following ...	94,661	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "prison", "us-president", "indictment" ]	0	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94661/how-many-indictments-before-imprisonment
Who is at fault in a car accident when running a red light?	<p>This question is prompted by me sitting at a green light today while multiple people streamed through from the opposite direction, turning to their left, against a red turn arrow. (Throughout this question, assume right-side traffic, as in North America, and no one-way streets.)</p> <p>If I have a green light and en...	[ { "answer_id": 94656, "body": "<p>The apportionment of fault will be highly case specific, based on ordinary principles of negligence.</p>\n<p>In one example, the fault was apportioned with 60% of the fault to the late left turner and 40% of the fault to the driver advancing imprudently into the intersectio...	94,655	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "traffic", "accident" ]	6	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94655/who-is-at-fault-in-a-car-accident-when-running-a-red-light
What is a "lead defendant" in U.S. law?	<p>In its <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.105.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">opposition to the government's motion for a protective order</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(classified_documents_case)" re...	[ { "answer_id": 94652, "body": "<p><a href=\"/questions/tagged/england-and-wales\" class=\"post-tag\" title=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" aria-label=\"show questions tagged 'england-and-wales'\" rel=\"tag\" aria-labelledby=\"tag-england-and-wales-tooltip-container\">england-an...	94,650	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "legal-terms" ]	3	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94650/what-is-a-lead-defendant-in-u-s-law
Typo in disclaimer - worst case scenario	<p>I've noticed a typo on an investment company's disclaimer in a brochure, to the effect:</p> <blockquote> <p>This company and its research affiliate June continue to have such dealings and June also have other ongoing business dealings with other firms whose products are included herein.</p> </blockquote> <p>Clearly ...	[ { "answer_id": 94641, "body": "<h2>Garbled and ambiguous?</h2>\n<p>I guess it took you all of 20 seconds to work out what it meant. Why do think a court can’t do that too?</p>\n<p>Documents contain typos, that doesn’t necessarily make them ambiguous.</p>\n<p>The automatic correction of typos is known as the...	94,634	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "liability", "court" ]	3	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94634/typo-in-disclaimer-worst-case-scenario
If someone robs a bank at which (s)he has an account, can the bank deduct that amount from the robber's account?	<p>Bob has $100,000 in an account at First Example Bank. Bob robs the bank, taking $50,000, and he escapes. He is never caught, but the bank is 100% sure that he is the one who robbed the bank. Can they deduct $50,000 from his account to cover the loss, effectively turning the robbery into a withdrawal? Obviously, this...	[ { "answer_id": 94630, "body": "<p>If there has been no trial establishing Bob's guilt, the bank does not know that it was Bob who did rob the bank.</p>\n<p>Even if the bank has Bob on the security video feed, claiming that, "As my name is Bob, I will shoot anyone who does not follow my instructions&quo...	94,629	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "theft", "banking", "any-jurisdiction", "robbery" ]	13	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94629/if-someone-robs-a-bank-at-which-she-has-an-account-can-the-bank-deduct-that-a
Someone withdrew money from my bank account - what are my rights?	<p>Someone withdrew money from my checking account (in several transactions) without my knowledge or permission. I was able to see the withdrawal slips online, and my signature was forged. I reported this to my bank as soon as I found out, and Chase said that the money would be reimbursed once they completed their in...	[ { "answer_id": 4818, "body": "<p><strong>I reported this to my bank as soon as I found out, and Chase said that the money would be reimbursed once they completed their investigation (within 10 business days).</strong></p>\n\n<p>Chase was likely indicating that the money will be reimbursed within 10 business...	4,701	CC BY-SA 3.0	[ "california", "finance", "fraud", "banking" ]	8	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/4701/someone-withdrew-money-from-my-bank-account-what-are-my-rights
What are the legal ramifications for someone whose birth was concealed?	<p>I understand that in the US, concealment of birth is against the law. I looked it up, and apparently it is a felony in most US states. (FYI I'm asking because it pertains to a work of fiction I'm writing before anyone gets the wrong idea about me!) Here's the question...</p> <p>What are the legal ramifications to...	[ { "answer_id": 94607, "body": "<p>Does this person have witnesses to his existence? Particularly before the age of five?</p>\n<p>Under 8 U.S. Code § 1401, native-born citizens include</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>a person of unknown parentage found in the United States while under the age of five years, until sho...	94,604	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "birth-certificate" ]	11	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94604/what-are-the-legal-ramifications-for-someone-whose-birth-was-concealed
In what forum would Iran sue Pakistan in for damages?	<p>According to reports, Iran may claim $18 billion in damages from Pakistan for an unfinished pipeline if Pakistan does not complete its part of it as agreed. What forum would such a claim take place in?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94651, "body": "<p><a href=\"https://financialtribune.com/articles/energy/117363/tehran-to-take-islamabad-to-court-over-breach-of-gas-pipeline-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\">According to reports</a>, one potential forum is the <a href=\"https://iccwbo.org/dispute-resolution/dispute-resolu...	94,649	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "international", "jurisdiction" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94649/in-what-forum-would-iran-sue-pakistan-in-for-damages
Where when and how did the idea of “reasonableness” originate?	<p>What period did it come into regular legal usage?</p> <p>Did it originate as a judicial device first or did it begin as something that would be explicitly coded into statutes?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94120, "body": "<p>See Harold J. Berman, "The Origins of Historical Jurisprudence: Coke, Selden, Hale" (1994) 103 Yale Law Journal 1651, p. 1691, n. 101:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>the translation of "reason" into "reasonableness" and the exaltation of "common se...	94,119	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "legal-terms", "legal-history" ]	2	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94119/where-when-and-how-did-the-idea-of-reasonableness-originate
When did indictments stop saying people were "moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil"?	<p>Criminal indictments used to use much more detailed and flowery language than they do now. I was surprised to learn, while looking at some early U.S. documents, that they had retained a feature of indictments from English common law. For some crimes, the accused was said to have done the deeds</p> <blockquote> <p>no...	[ { "answer_id": 94646, "body": "<p>It appears that:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>This language was seen as a bit ridiculous and unnecessary even at the time, and more so as the 19th century progressed.</li>\n<li>The main objection is that the language is redundant or merely decorative. There was a general trend to make in...	94,553	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "criminal-law", "legal-history", "indictment" ]	9	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94553/when-did-indictments-stop-saying-people-were-moved-and-seduced-by-the-instigati
Is a "login timestamp" considered as personal data according to GDPR?	<p>If software is saving the timestamp of the last login <strong>of a user</strong>, would that timestamp itself be considered personal data by GDPR?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94640, "body": "<h2>You ask the wrong question first</h2>\n<p>What do you save in the database? Let's take an example of a door:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have a legitimate interest to know/save who passed this door?</li>\n<li>Do you have a legitimate interest to know/save when the door was opene...	94,638	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "gdpr", "privacy", "software", "personal-information" ]	11	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94638/is-a-login-timestamp-considered-as-personal-data-according-to-gdpr
How far can cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence agencies go?	<p><a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1164085/sidtoday-dea-the-other-warfighter.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1164085/sidtoday-dea-the-other-warfighter.pdf</a></p> <p>This is a report explaining that DEA was aided by NSA's surveillance system at the time they were pe...	[ { "answer_id": 90446, "body": "<h2>As far as the legal powers of the organisation(s) allow</h2>\n<p>By this, I mean that if what the DEA was doing was allowed under the laws that govern the DEA, and what the NSA was doing was allowed under the laws that govern the NSA, then they can cooperate as much as the...	90,443	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "criminal-law", "any-jurisdiction", "surveillance" ]	3	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/90443/how-far-can-cooperation-between-law-enforcement-and-intelligence-agencies-go
Is there any country in the EU that forbids ritual cattle slaughter?	<p>Is there any country in the EU that forbids ritual cattle slaughter?</p> <p>If so, where are the halal and kosher certified meats sourced from?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94613, "body": "<p>Quite the contrary. In most European countries, shechita is - at least under certain conditions - legal.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzeDf.png\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\"><img src=\"https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzeDf.png\" alt=\"Map of ritual slaughter laws\"...	94,612	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "european-union" ]	6	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94612/is-there-any-country-in-the-eu-that-forbids-ritual-cattle-slaughter
Does withholding non-medical information affect medical consent?	<p>In an episode of the medical drama 'House', a patient needing a liver transplant is offered a live donation from her girlfriend. During the episode there's a continual argument over the ethics of whether they should tell the donor that the patient was about to break up with her prior to the hospital admission. I am ...	[ { "answer_id": 94566, "body": "<p>The primary question is whether remaining silent would constitute a breech of medical ethics. The pertinent ethical principle is <a href=\"https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/ama-code-medical-ethics-opinions-organ-transplantation/2012-03\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer...	94,565	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "medical", "consent", "law-in-fiction" ]	11	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94565/does-withholding-non-medical-information-affect-medical-consent
Is it illegal to hire by age in the US?	<p>Maybe one of the fields that has the most "ageism" is programming and software engineering jobs.</p> <p>There were multiple times I hear of the CEO or SVP at the final approval stage: "we want to hire a more junior person", and rejected the candidate and the 10 hours of interviews by 6 tech peopl...	[ { "answer_id": 94631, "body": "<blockquote>\n<p>The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) protects\ncertain applicants and employees 40 years of age and older from\ndiscrimination on the basis of age in hiring, promotion, discharge,\ncompensation, or terms, conditions or privileges of employme...	94,628	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "discrimination", "age" ]	0	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94628/is-it-illegal-to-hire-by-age-in-the-us
Was this a case of negligent homicide, and have any other offences been committed here?	<p><em>Disclaimer: I do not aim to take a position on the ethics of this situation with this question. This question, and all details of the hypothetical case at hand, merely arose from a discussion I recently had, and the law surrounding it intrigued me.</em></p> <p><strong>Facts of this hypothetical case</strong></p>...	[ { "answer_id": 94625, "body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Does any American state have a statute under which Joanne would be\nliable for her son's death?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Probably not. None of the mother's conduct seems like a basis for a homicide prosecution.</p>\n<p>Suicide is only prosecuted, in states that ...	94,622	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "england-and-wales", "negligence", "homicide", "manslaughter" ]	1	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94622/was-this-a-case-of-negligent-homicide-and-have-any-other-offences-been-committe
Can a woman living in Brazil collect child support from someone in the United States?	<p>The baby was born in the United States but has been living in Brazil for 6 years. The mother is a Brazilian citizen.</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94602, "body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Can a woman living in Brazil collect child support from someone in the\nUnited States?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes. There would need to be first, a legal establishment of paternity if that is not already in place, and then an application to a court for a child ...	94,599	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "child-support", "brazil" ]	7	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94599/can-a-woman-living-in-brazil-collect-child-support-from-someone-in-the-united-st
Is deliberate radio interference a crime?	<p>I know that it is forbidden by FCC regulations to deliberately interfere with radio communications, but is it a crime?</p>	[ { "answer_id": 94621, "body": "<p>Yes. <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/333\" rel=\"noreferrer\">47 U.S. Code § 333</a> (part of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended) bans willful or malicious interference. <a href=\"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/501\" rel=\"noreferrer\...	94,617	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "criminal-law", "radio", "fcc", "communications-law" ]	11	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94617/is-deliberate-radio-interference-a-crime
Are Drone Intrusion Prevention Systems (Drone IPS) systems illegal?	<p>A <a href="https://twitter.com/JGamblin/status/831592230959788033" rel="noreferrer">drone intrusion prevention product</a> being advertised at RSA Conference this year has piqued my interest, and I'm trying to determine whether it and other drone IPS systems are illegal.</p> <p>For background, a <a href="https://en...	[ { "answer_id": 23698, "body": "<p>For the USA, the FCC has a few words to say on the subject:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>“Generally, “jammers” — which are also commonly called signal blockers, GPS jammers, cell phone jammers, text blockers, etc. — are illegal radio frequency transmitters that are designed to blo...	17,225	CC BY-SA 3.0	[ "united-states", "united-kingdom", "computer-misuse-act", "radio", "fcc" ]	14	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/17225/are-drone-intrusion-prevention-systems-drone-ips-systems-illegal
I want to know if i have the right to push someone if they slapped me in self defense	<p>I have a question, about 3 or 4 months ago, i was just outside chilling with some of my friends and then some girl came and slapped me, all i did was push her back in self defense. I just want to know if that is legal or not. I live in Germany, thank you.</p>	[ { "answer_id": 56688, "body": "<p>If you pushed her back <strong>after</strong> she slapped you <strong>and</strong> it is not clear that a second slapping would occur (<strong>or</strong> she slapped you, because you pushed her)</p>\n<ul>\n<li>then it is <strong>not</strong> self-defence\n<ul>\n<li>you (<s...	56,683	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "germany", "self-defense" ]	0	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/56683/i-want-to-know-if-i-have-the-right-to-push-someone-if-they-slapped-me-in-self-de
Easy way to check if libel has been committed?	<p>We have an article about someone's activities that I believe was written carefully to avoid libel:</p> <p><a href="http://pdacamp.com/Sam-Wolanyk-and-Tangod-Up-In-Blues/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://pdacamp.com/Sam-Wolanyk-and-Tangod-Up-In-Blues/</a></p> <p>Now the party in question is threatening to sue (but o...	[ { "answer_id": 94598, "body": "<blockquote>\n<p>Now the party in question is threatening to sue (but of course refuses to point to which sections he believes are libelous) ... do we have to pay the $$ to "lawyer up" if we want to be safe?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>If you get sued, you will definitely...	94,594	CC BY-SA 4.0	[ "united-states", "libel" ]	0	https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/94594/easy-way-to-check-if-libel-has-been-committed

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All StackExchange legal questions and their answers from the Law site, up to 14 August 2023. The repository includes a notebook for the process using the official StackExchange API.

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@misc{Moslem2023-LawStackExchangeDataset,
    author       = {Moslem, Yasmin},
    title        = {Law-StackExchange Dataset},
    year         = 2023,
    url          = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/ymoslem/Law-StackExchange},
    doi          = {10.57967/hf/4792},
    publisher    = {Hugging Face}
}

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