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In Maine, legal hunting hours run from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset for most game species, based on Bangor sunrise and sunset times. Exceptions include migratory birds (30 minutes before sunrise to sunset only) and coyote night hunting (30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise during December 16-August 31)….
Is VseeBox Legal in the US? VseeBox devices themselves are legal to own in the United States, but how you use them determines whether you’re breaking federal copyright law. The hardware functions like any Android streaming device, but accessing premium content from Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, or live sports without proper subscriptions constitutes copyright infringement under…
Yes, pepper spray is legal in NYC—but you can only buy it in person from licensed firearms dealers or pharmacists, with canisters limited to 0.75 ounces and strength capped at 0.7% major capsaicinoids. A 2025 reform bill now pending in the New York State Legislature would eliminate the shipping ban and allow online purchases, potentially…
Forced reset triggers are legal under federal law after a May 2025 Justice Department settlement reversed the ATF’s machine gun classification. Federal courts ruled FRTs don’t meet the National Firearms Act definition because each shot requires a separate trigger pull. However, several states independently prohibit FRT possession regardless of federal law—California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, New…
Partisan gerrymandering is largely legal after the Supreme Court’s 2019 Rucho v. Common Cause decision declared such claims beyond federal court jurisdiction. Racial gerrymandering remains illegal under the Voting Rights Act and Fourteenth Amendment. This constitutional split creates a complex legal landscape where politicians can draw districts favoring their party, but cannot draw maps primarily…
Assisted suicide is not explicitly legal in Albania. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (PAS) are deemed criminal offenses under Articles 76, 79, and 99 of the Albanian Penal Code and violate rules established in the Code of Medical Ethics (Article 39). While Albanian law does not punish assisted suicide when committed with the assistance of another…
Assisted suicide is strictly illegal in Afghanistan under Islamic law (Sharia), which governs the country’s criminal justice system. Since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, only Sharia law applies in Afghanistan, with the Taliban stating that laws of the previous government are no longer in effect. Islamic law categorically prohibits suicide, assisted suicide, physician-assisted death,…
Is assisted suicide legal in Japan? No. Japan’s Penal Code Article 202 criminalizes assisted suicide, solicitation of suicide, and consensual homicide with penalties of six months to seven years imprisonment. No laws or official guidelines govern medical aid in dying in Japan, despite growing public debate following high-profile cases. In November 2024, the Osaka High…
Physician-assisted suicide remains illegal in Sweden, though the legal status is unclear. Healthcare professionals who perform assisted suicide risk losing their medical licenses, though criminal prosecution is uncertain. Passive euthanasia—withdrawing life-sustaining treatment—became legal in Sweden in 2010, but active euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients remain prohibited. This creates a legal paradox: Anyone…