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What legal actions can a minor take against an adult having photos of her

The people who took those photos may be able to sue the man for copyright infringement, depending on the terms of use for the social-media sites from which he printed them. The subjects of those photo …
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Is it legal to lie about an illegal requirement?

Lying may be wrong, but it in the United States, it is generally not illegal. United States v. Alvarez, 132 S. Ct. 2537 (2012). For a lie to be illegal, it generally needs to fall into one of a few sp …
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Would or could it be a public order offence (racially/religiously aggravated or otherwise) t...

In the united-states, neither is a crime in and of itself. Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989).
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In which US states are hush money payments illegal?

"Hush money" is just tabloid-speak for a non-disclosure agreement, which is generally legal throughout the United States -- or, for the money paid in exchange for the non-disclosure agreement. There a …
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