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295 points AndrewDucker | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 20:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.198s | source

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WUMBOWUMBO ◴[27 Aug 25 20:26 UTC] No.45044734[source]▶

Clueless human, but what stops a company from ignoring these laws from certain states? How is this enforceable if a company doesn't have any infrastructure within that state?

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bcrosby95 ◴[27 Aug 25 20:32 UTC] No.45044813[source]▶

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If they're able to elevate some of your charges to the federal level you're fucked. IANAL though so I don't know if/how that would happen.

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1. dragonwriter ◴[27 Aug 25 21:29 UTC] No.45045527[source]▶

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You can't "elevate" state criminal charges to federal charges, though the state can simply seek your extradition (which, if the receiving state resists, the federal courts can enforce, because it is a Constitutional obligation).

(It is possible for state charges existing to make other actions federal crimes, though, e.g., there is a federal crime of interstate travel to avoid prosecution, service of process, or appearance as a witness. But state charges themselves can't get "bumped up" to the federal level.)

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