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IMO, that's not a good idea for two reasons. First, large language model (LLM) AI programs like Chat GPT aren't great for writing truly original letters, especially when it won't have much material to work with. NM, and most other states (maybe all of them), treat pardon petitions as...

It's not quite that easy. Most attorneys won't take a case until after talking with the prospective client to find out exactly what is going on. If the attorney does not provide a free initial consultation the prospective client may be told what the fee is for that and to bring that payment to...

Republican pledges to eliminate the deficit and start reducing the national debt have been a charade for all of this century. At this point they ought to just be honest to the voters and stop making those pledges. The only difference between the parties now in terms of fiscal responsiblity are...

My skin is itching after reading that article. Another reminder that in nature even the very small things you can't see can be a major threat. A wild black bear is scary and can kill you, but at least you can easily see and hear the bear if you are attuned to your surroundings. Then make your...

Both conservative and liberal federal district court judges have over the years issued rulings and orders that extend beyond the geographical jurisdiction of the court, including issuing sweeping nationwide injunctions and have agreed to hear cases that are more properly brought to another court...

You may want to at least consult an attorney to see if there is any legal issue to pursue. Without knowing to whom you sent the e-mail, whether it's a goverment agency or a private person/company, and exactly what the content of the e-mail there isn't much I can tell you. You might also want...

Make it easy for whom? For the companies holding the data? It is most definitely not easy or cheap to extend the GDPR requirements to all users and as they have no such legal requirement they stick to the minimum that the GDPR mandates. The user bears some responsibility, too. If a EU resident...

The EU and UK GDPR rules only apply to those companies that retain information of people in the EU and the UK. Likewise the CA privacy laws only protect the those persons in that state. As a resident of Oregon you don't benefit from any of these laws. Oregon and federal law do not provide the...

Mexico accounts for a very sizable part of our trade; well over $300 billion of both our imports and imports are with Mexico . It has part of the reason that goods that Americans buy were as inexpensive as they were before Trump went off on his misguided tariff romp. Without trade with Mexico...

I think David Mamet needs to have the lenses on his reality glasses checked. He is wrong that Trump was "overwhelmingly elected". Perhaps he's also math challenged because no one who was being honest would call getting 49.8% of the popular vote an "overwhelming" victory. That's about as close to...

It's always great to have a lawyer when in court like settings when you don't know the applicable law very and are unfamiliar with the court/abitration rules that will be used. Especially if the other side has an attorney. Studies of this kind question typically reveal that when one party has a...

Mediation is simply a process of negotiation between the parties, often with the help of skilled mediator. At best the mediation reaches an agreement to settle the dispute. If one of the parties doesn't live up to to his end of the deal then the other party may sue him for a breach of contract...

First, understand that sites and apps don't have a particular location, though the servers hosting them do. If the owner of the site or app specifically make it available to citizens in a particular state that has banned that site or app from making available in the future and the owner...

Contracts with medical providers typically have provisions in them that the patient agrees to pay for any necessary costs needed for the treatment, including paying other medical specialists to provide some or all of the care. If the doctor had any experience with hiring out for services the...

That is indeed one of the reasons for that presumption in the law. In a lot of circumstances it is extremely difficult to prove that you didn't do something. There won't be any video showing you not committing the crime. The best the defendant can hope for in terms of video is a recording...