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    Question regarding Legal Process such as Trials, Probation, Acquittal, Warrant, etc.

    Exactly. People do ask for lower fees/discounts but that doesn't mean the attorney will agree to that. If you need an attorney but can't afford to pay the fee, you may be able to get help from a variety of organizations depending on what issue you have. If you've been charged with a crime the...
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    No attorney response

    Attorney practices vary significantly. When it comes to email, some only respond to an email from a potential new client if they believe that they may be able to assist them. That's often because of the flood of email that hits their email inbox each day. Regardless, if you haven't received a...
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    Is it common to ask the lawyer for a discount on the fee if the case is not that complicated?

    Most prospective nonbusiness clients do not try to negotiate over fees, much like they don't try to negotiate doctor bills, tax preparation fees, vet bills, the cost of stuff they buy at stores, or much of anything. American consumers grow up learning that the price on the tag is always the...
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    roaches permanent fix

    Well, I can understand a landlord not being keen about a tenant suggesting that solution. :) Stop gap measures are worth trying while you work out whether something more is needed to get a more permanent fix to those roaches. They supposedly can withstand radiation from a nuclear bomb (though...
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    roaches permanent fix

    Or push your landlord to hire a professional pest control company to get it done right. For every roach you see there are a lot more you don't see. Household pest sprays typically just reduce the population but don't get rid of them all. You might not see any for a while, but as the population...
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    What kind of camera?

    This is a type of camera called a PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) dome security camera. Placed up high on a pole they are excellent for getting a wide view of larger area like an intersection. They don't have radar to measure speed and are typically not connected to the traffic light system to catch red...
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    Where's the new deduction for Senoirs?

    The good software programs will. The bad ones might not. You didn't say what program you're using so this is the best answer I can give. Like any other product, you need to do your homework and understand what it will do and how reliable it is. All tax software is NOT equal.
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    US States Leading in Lies and Liars!

    That's not possible, of course. By attempting to lie about lying they turn their statement into a true one. :D
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    Sexual Harassment of Customer by Employee

    I agree the answer the answer is no because of lack of economic damages if the claim at issue is one of negligence by allowing the employee access to customer records. However, lack of economic damages would not be a problem for a claim of sexual harassment. Maryland law does allow noneconomic...
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    when can you sue individuals who work for the government?

    As the OP has described the problem, this is not a tort issue. The problem is simply that the Building Department hasn't taken any action on the request for 2+ years and the OP wants to get the court to order that the Building Department issue that determination now rather than waiting any...
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    when can you sue individuals who work for the government?

    It's not injunctive relief you'd need to seek in your lawsuit. You'd sue for a writ of mandamus. "Ordinarily the legal action of mandamus is the proper remedy to compel the performance of an official act by a public officer." Heron v. Garcia, 1944-NMSC-058, ¶ 9, 48 N.M. 507, 153 P.2d 514, 515...
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    Texas dad shoots & kills his daughter after a ‘big argument’ regarding President Trump!

    I suggest a slight change of wording might fit better. No argument is ever won using violence. Instead, the opponent was defeated by the violence.
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    Texas dad shoots & kills his daughter after a ‘big argument’ regarding President Trump!

    The man is fortunate the incident occurred in Texas. In some other states he'd be facing at least some kind of charge because of this. The prosecutor believed that some kind of crime was committed by the grand jury elected not to indict him. Texas law and its citizens seem to be more forgiving...
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    How our early Presidents would look today.

    That's a fantastic video. Most of them put into modern clothes look very much like today's politicians. This shows just how far AI has gone in just two short years. The potential of AI is both exciting and scary. When it becomes so good that we no longer can tell reality from fiction we may in...
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    Is Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users?

    Humans have always liked to fight over things, whether great or insignificant. If that ever changes it'll be long, long after all of us have departed this earth. Should it occur in that far off time, hopefully wherever my spirit is will be able to have a peek at that civilization to see what a...
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