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Rendelloyesterday at 6:07 PM3 repliesview on HN

This is the correct answer. If you're curious about what other sorts of things are disallowed by common law, look at dang and tomhow's comments that say "please don't":

dang: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

tomhow: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...


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Akronymusyesterday at 6:20 PM

> This is the correct answer.

Where does that saying come from? I keep seeing it in a lot of different contexts but it somehow feels off to me in a way I can't really explain.

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versavoltyesterday at 10:35 PM

That answer is incorrect. Common law can only be created by courts.

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