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Deed Dilemmas: What Connecticut's Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

Deed Dilemmas: What Connecticut’s Property Laws Really Mean for Your Backyard Fence

Connecticut property laws treat backyard fences on boundary lines as “divisional fences,” requiring adjoining owners to share maintenance costs equally under Chapter 823 of ...

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Slip and Fall in Nevada: Who's at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

Slip and Fall in Nevada: Who’s at Fault and Can You Get Compensation?

Nevada holds property owners liable for slip-and-fall injuries under premises liability laws if they fail to maintain safe conditions, using a comparative negligence system ...

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Divorce in Utah : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Utah Decides Your Future

Divorce in Utah : Child Custody, Alimony, and How the Utah Decides Your Future

Utah courts decide divorce outcomes using no-fault grounds like irreconcilable differences, with a mandatory 30-day waiting period and equitable distribution for property and support.​ ...

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The Gig Economy's Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Delaware?

The Gig Economy’s Legal Landscape: Are You an Employee or Contractor in Delaware?

Delaware classifies gig workers as employees or independent contractors using a three-prong ABC test under its Unemployment Insurance laws, presuming employee status unless the ...

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Self-Driving Cars and Drones: How Rhode Island is (or Isn't) Regulating New Technology

Self-Driving Cars and Drones: How Rhode Island is (or Isn’t) Regulating New Technology

Rhode Island lacks comprehensive regulations for fully autonomous vehicles and drones as of 2025, prohibiting self-driving cars on public roads without a human driver ...

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Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in Montana

Can Your Employer Read That Email? Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws in Montana

Montana employers can monitor work emails on company devices or networks under federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act allowances, provided no reasonable expectation of privacy ...

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"The Right to Disconnect: Examining Maine's Approach to Work-Life Balance and Labor Laws"

“The Right to Disconnect: Examining Maine’s Approach to Work-Life Balance and Labor Laws”

Maine lacks a statutory “right to disconnect” law as of 2025, unlike several other states and countries that mandate employee disengagement from work communications ...

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Renting vs. Owning: Key Tenant and Landlord Laws Every New Hampshire Resident Must Know

Renting vs. Owning: Key Tenant and Landlord Laws Every New Hampshire Resident Must Know

New Hampshire tenant and landlord laws balance rights under the state’s minimal regulatory framework, with no rent control but strong protections against retaliation and ...

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Who Owns the Rainwater? Navigating Indiana's Water Rights and Conservation Laws

Who Owns the Rainwater? Navigating Indiana’s Water Rights and Conservation Laws

Indiana residents own the rainwater that falls on their property and can legally harvest it without state restrictions. No statewide laws prohibit collection or ...

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From Home Delivery to Happy Hour: The Complex Alcohol Laws in Alaska

From Home Delivery to Happy Hour: The Complex Alcohol Laws in Alaska

Alaska permits licensed restaurants, breweries, and wineries to deliver sealed beer and wine alongside food orders, a policy made permanent from COVID-era allowances. Alcohol ...

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