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What is a moral panic?

The woman reported the incident to police, and the prosecutor chose to charge E.G. with the felony sex offense of dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct — a law typically …
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What is the point of prohibiting currently impossible things?

A pre-emptive law making the underlying act illegal bypasses them all. …
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Why is the punishment for dowry crimes so severe in comparison to other forms of extortion?

The woman's mother-in-law is usually the perpetrator. She douses the woman with a flammable liquid and sets her on fire. …
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What is the purpose behind having public holidays in modern times?

Holidays allow people to consolidate gathering plans. In the US, two important holidays are Memorial Day and Labor Day. These, more or less, mark the start and end of summer. As such, travel and vaca …
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Did Donald Trump break any laws by asking James Comey to end the Michael Flynn investigation?

Probably not. It's important to remember that while Flynn might have been a part of the Russia probe in general, the Russia probe is what's called a counterintelligence investigation. The FBI has …
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Why would interracial marriages need legal protection in USA in 2022?

After all, the law literally treats people differently on the basis of their race. Two white people can get married, but a white person and a black person cannot. … The new law would do nothing to stop this kind of harassment. …
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Why hasn't the Attorney General investigated Justice Thomas?

There's numerous problems for any such investigation. The largest of them would be A lot of things were not previously subject to reporting requirements This article is only from a few weeks ago (2023 …
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What does the EARN IT act mean for messaging services without E2E encryption?

Attorney General (Bill Barr) to draft rules about what sites must do to retain Section 230 protections Those rules could include demands of a E2E back door, something that AG Barr has advocated Since the law … itself contains no rules about it, the impact won't be known for months or years after the law is signed. …
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Can the federal government mandate vaccinations?

While this is pending before the courts, it's worth noting the moving parts here The Federal government has little direct emergency power over a health crisis Many people are aware about Federal agenc …
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Why are new mothers apparently excluded from receiving the 2021 monthly "Advance Child Tax C...

It's not malicious. Current payments are based on prior tax filings The government opts to do this because It already has your tax filings, so any children would be dependents under your filing. If y …
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What are the implications of the EARN IT Act?

The law has already been altered to strip protections from Backpage by SESTA, which specifically targets sites that allowed ads like that. … Since no specific policy is being proposed by the law, it's impossible to predict what this commission will suggest. …
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Does the signing statement made by President Trump nullify the oversight provisions of the C...

Signing statements do not have the force of law. … Nowhere is Trump stating that the SIGPR is not to report to Congress at all (which would be a direct violation of the law). …
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Is this hypothetical gerrymander legal?

Maybe The problem is what constitutes a "good gerrymander" from a "bad" one. Here's the current AL map (from Wikipedia, link-only due to keeping the original size). What you'll note is that the distri …
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Is the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact constitutional?

The main argument against would be that you could have your state bound to send its electoral votes to someone who did not appear on the ballot. For argument's sake, let's say Michael Bloomberg decide …
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What happens if President Trump has been found to be colluding with Russia?

There's nothing illegal by itself about coordinating with a foreign entity. You can coordinate with anyone you want. Now, if you can prove Trump knew/directed that The Russians had hacked the DNC an …
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