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Why did HWR Wade write that passports have "no status or legal effect at common law whatever"?

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Is there no legal protection against racial discrimination in China?

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Are there any peer reviewed studies into whether hate crime legislation decreases the frequency of hate crimes?

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Are there any explicit laws which define to what extent citizens can carry out a peaceful protest?

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Is it true that the US president can execute anyone without a trial?

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Why are only certain professions able to countersign passport photos in the UK?

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Why are CBP and other organizations within DHS allowed to arrest protestors?

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What would it take to change the voting in the UK away from "first past the post"?

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Why are legal decisions in the US so politicized?

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Which countries forbid gathering certain ethnic/demographic data by the government?

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Can you be an avowed atheist in Iran?

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How was EU wide minimum wage computed?

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What exactly is "National Origin” with respect to US anti-discrimination laws?

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Why are journalists covering U.S. executions banned from using photographic equipment?

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