277 Answered Questions for the topic law
Law
05/29/19
Can full custodial rights be reinstated after being terminated?
Read a case of a guy who was falsely accused of murder. His rights to his kids were terminated during a divorce proceeding while his charges were pending (I take this to mean his wife received full...
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Law
05/24/19
Can a motion in limine result in a dismissal of charges?
Defense submits an exhaustive motion in limine, that, if the judge accepts in whole, basically ties the prosecutor’s hands behind their back in arguing the case against the defendant. The...
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Law
05/24/19
Can a lawyer "drop" their client in the midst of a civil case?
Hi. I'm curious to know what happens during a civil case if a lawyer begins to feel like they don't want to represent their client anymore. For example, if the lawyer learns in the middle of the...
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Law
05/24/19
[US] HOW are gag orders constitutional?
As the question goes: How are they constitutional? What gives the courts the right to file a gag order? What situations would be warranted to file a gag order, and what would happen if said gag...
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Law
05/24/19
Business is sold, what happens to the contrqcts it has with its clients
This is quite complex!
Business group A operates as a group with 2 seperate businesses serving the same client but in 2 different ways (cleaning and security)
The client wanted the business group A...
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Law
05/24/19
Adverse Possession as a Landlord
Hypothetically, lets say in California, someone took over a piece of property with the intent to take it over with adverse possession. I believe the rule for adverse possession in California...
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Law
05/24/19
Can you terminate a contract with someone over allegations?
I was wondering if anyone can answer my question and that is can you terminate a contract with someone over allegations alone? For example say I have a company that makes TV shows and I get a...
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05/24/19
What periods and locations in early European history had evidence based criminal trials?
What periods and locations in European history had evidence based criminal trials? I'm interested in creating a medieval role playing setting and some fictional narratives involving crime...
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Law
05/18/19
Does the legal profession in the US struggle with fiduciary concepts because of its "underpinnings" of Common Law?
Law
05/18/19
help a student understand case law or precedent
I would like to start by saying I am not in law school and have only just gone back to school after a long time. I fully except that I might just be incredibly ignorant of how case law a precedent...
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05/17/19
How did the Supreme Court case Lochner vs. New York influence the U.S. economy?
How did the Lochner vs. New York case affect the U.S. economy at the time?
Law
05/16/19
Is it legal for a state government to pay legal fees of a minister allegedly involved in a corruption case?
In Kerala state of India, the previous government spent INR 35 lakhs (3.5 millions) as court/advocate/legal fees for a corruption case in which a minister was involved.
The source of that fees is...
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Law
05/14/19
Is a verbal argument grounds to deem you as an aggressor in a self-defense shooting?
This is hypothetical, however something I've always wondered.
Say you're at the gas station and some guys come to you to start problems and antagonize you. You respond by arguing back opposed to...
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Law
05/14/19
What is a pretrial conference?
Law
05/13/19
What Happens When a Life Insurance Policy Lapses?
What Happens When a Life Insurance Policy Lapses?
05/11/19
Law - Sociology
Communication problems can often surface when barriers or “blocks” to listening occur, whereby the intended listener may be:a.) Taking a mental holiday: The person is daydreaming or focused on...
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Law
05/11/19
Law - Legal Research
Bobo Tannenbaum is a New York resident on vacation in Florida. While driving on Interstate I95, Bobo's cousin, Timmy Buttons, sends Bobo a fake news story about a Russian invasion of Maine. As Bobo...
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Law
05/11/19
What kinds of assets are divided in a divorce?
Law
05/10/19
Why is the LSAT important?
Law Contract Law
05/10/19
What are the types of contracts?
Law
05/09/19
Who would have jurisdiction over crimes committed by Santa at the North Pole?
I know this is out there, but the Weird Al song 'The Night Santa Went Crazy' has always left me wondering this. The song ends with Santa in "Federal Prison" for massacring the elves and reindeer. ...
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