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How to prevent the govermnent from using my software?
I'd like to release my software on github, under a license that allows everyone except governmental organizations or institutes including the military to copy, modify and distribute it.
Personally, I ...
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Does Minnesota Statutes 8.31 ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL apply to MN Statutes 43A.11?
If a state agency violates MN Statutes 43A.11 (which gives preference to hiring military veterans in some circumstances), can the Minnesota Attorney General open an investigation under MN Statutes 8....
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Are "home-rule municipalities" required to abide by minimum wage laws?
In the state of Colorado, there are various small "home rule municipalities" which supposedly exercise a certain amount of self-governance.
In a home rule municipality, can an employer ...
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Does Minnesota Statutes 43A.11 apply at the County or Council Or Regional level?
I am a US Army Veteran and I applied to a few jobs position at the County and Regional/Council government agency level. I was told by the HR department that MN Statutes 43A.11 (which gives preference ...
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UPS UK terms of service gives them a blank check - legal?
UPS has terms and conditions (PDF) that include the following:
4. Customs Clearance
When a shipment requires customs clearance, it is the shipper’s
obligation to provide, or to ensure that the ...
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Can a US government agency create a private company outside of Congress or rulemaking?
Can a US government agency such DoD create a private company by simple mandate, without either going through formal rulemaking or without an act of Congress? Specifically, to create a single company ...
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If the govt. has an issue with me doing things on my own land, can I sue them?
Say I buy land in 'X' city and want to use it to build my own house (no permits), or run a hot dog stand or sell out stuff like garage sale clothes, or essentially anything "technically legal&...
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Freedom of the press regarding secret government information?
There's quite a scandal going on in Switzerland about secret government information that was leaked to the press during the pandemic. Some government employees apparently have mailed information about ...
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Is there a government department in the Netherlands regulating sex work?
Do the Netherlands have a government department that specializes in understanding and analyzing sex work, and is tasked with maximizing the legal rights, ethical conditions, and positive outcomes for ...
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What routes are there for citizens to attempt to change a law in Sweden? [closed]
If a citizen wished to have a change to a law voted upon by the government, in Sweden, how should they get into contact with lawmakers to discuss the idea, analyze the current law, provide ...
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What is the status of laws that refer to the Queen now we have a King?
For example, the Treason Felony Act 1848 refers specifically to harm to the Queen:
If any person whatsoever shall, within the United Kingdom or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise, or intend to ...
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Election Campaign Restrictions In Georgia
I came across a GA gubernatorial campaign sign on the government property (public library). Is this legal? This place is funded by the taxpayers and they are very split on the election candidates.
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Must public content/data created by a US city have an open license?
I read on https://resources.data.gov/open-licenses/ that works created by U.S. Government employees within the scope of their employment default to the public domain:
The Federal Open Data Policy ...
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Is generating automatic requests illegal?
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Is generating automated requests to a government site illegal in some way?
There is a government site (EU/Ireland) that provides a WebChat service as a contact option. When the chat is active ...
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Has any recent academic research been done on the comparative performance of FOIA response speeds by different European governments? [closed]
Recently, I took part in a large, international investigative journalistic project on dumps of oily waste water by ships. In that context, I did a FOIA request to the Dutch government. Whereas the ...
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