Questions tagged [is-x-legal]
Is X Legal? Questions that postulate a scenario or behavior, then ask if that scenario or behavior is legal. Please read Meta before asking a question of this form!
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Is it legal to live in the woods in the USA?
Can one chop down trees, build a cabin, and just park there?
The question is about living on land that is not owned by a private individual in the USA, and is not designated as a state park or ...
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In the USA, is it legal for parents to take children to strip clubs?
I understand there are often different laws in different states, if this is the case with this question I would appreciate answers mentioning what differences are there between states.
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Is it legal to record streaming video for time shifting?
In the UK there is an explicit exception to copyright for the purpose of time shifting:
Details of the exceptions to copyright that allow limited use of copyright works without the permission of the ...
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Can someone deny cash as the payment method?
There are a few restaurants in my area where cash payments are not accepted. They only accept electronic payments such as credit cards, local debit cards, etc. Is this legal?
On most currencies, it is ...
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Using insider trading knowledge to trade on a competitor
In Australia, there are two major grocery companies, Woolworths and Coles. Now suppose I work for Woolworths and I become aware of a technological breakthrough that will dramatically increase the ...
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Is there any particular reason why barristers have to be self employed or is it purely customary?
Suppose Barry graduated law school and receives all of the necessary qualifications necessary to practice as a barrister, but doesn’t like the idea of being self employed or perhaps doesn’t have the ...
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Is it legal to pretend to be drunk?
There is a famous joke that goes like this:
There is a huge crowd drinking in a pub in the outskirts of a small town. A police car waits in hiding nearby, to catch anyone who tries to drive away ...
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Is it legal to sell eyeglasses without a current prescription?
I lost a pair of eyeglasses and contacted the store from which I bought them asking if they could sell me an identical replacement. A clerk there said that they can't because my "prescription ...
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Is consent required for paying, corporate subscribers of a B2B website?
I was intrigued by this question: Why is the Google Analytics cookie defined as "strictly necessary" and saved without consent?, and how GDPR/E-Privacy applies to paying, corporate ...
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Legality of mercy killing
I understand that there are multiple question on here regarding mercy killing, assisted suicide and euthanasia but as I've read, the specifics of the situation are crucial to the legality of it and my ...
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Legal Considerations When Self-Publishing a Book
According to https://wordsrated.com/self-published-book-sales-statistics/, 300 million self-published books are sold each year.
I am thinking about, in the future, uploading (i.e., self-publishing) ...
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The university issued a pay check less than its offer letter. What is one to do?
Suppose that an international grad student at one of the University of California campuses got an offer letter:
Congratulations! On behalf of the Committee on Admissions and Awards
and the Graduate ...
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Watching bootleg DVDs [duplicate]
Say that, for my upcoming birthday, someone gifts me a copy of the hit film Shrek 2 on DVD.
Say that, instead of being professionally pressed and shrink-wrapped, my new copy of Shrek 2 is a shiny DVD+...
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Any obligation to disclose one's name and address to private parties for service of civil claims after a street altercation?
Suppose A is walking down the street and B punches A in the nose, thus committing assault. Legally, A is entitled to claim civil damages against B, and can practically do so if they know A's name and ...
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Is it legal to put a traffic cone on the side of the road to protect property?
Does the law in England allow a traffic cone to be placed on the road next to property to help warn drivers and to protect the property?
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