r/legal
345k members
r/legal is a subreddit with 345k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses legal, struggling, location, worst, and legal advice.
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Popular Themes in r/legal
#1
Advice Requests
: "My employer withheld taxes from every paycheck for 3 years and apparently never sent the money to the IRS. Now I got a bill for $18,000."
43 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Dealership sold me a "new" vehicle but the manufacturer denied my warranty claim due to prior collision damage"
22 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help with name change court order"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/legal
#1
Legal
: "Can I Legally break my lease due to a fear of violence?"
52 posts
#2
Struggling
29 posts
#3
Location
: "Location: Sacramento, CA - Neighbor is claiming survey shows 200 sq ft of our backyard is theirs"
17 posts
#4
Worst
13 posts
#5
Legal Advice
: "Charged with academic misconduct with no evidence. Should I get a lawyer/Legal Advice?"
12 posts
#6
Harassment
: "Real or fake? I might be getting harassed."
10 posts
#7
Police
: "Police keep detaining me because someone with my exact name and birth date has an active warrant [California]"
10 posts
#8
Employment
: "My employer withheld taxes from every paycheck for 3 years and apparently never sent the money to the IRS. Now I got a bill for $18,000."
8 posts
#9
Landlord
: "Are my Landlords insane? Fraudulent? Both?"
8 posts
#10
Lawyer
: "New Hypo: What would happen if a plaintiff submitted an affidavit claiming plaintiffs Lawyer never received a termination document, but then defendant produced an email correspondence from plaintiffs Lawyer showing they responded? wouldnt the attorney have to testify to whether they received it ?"
7 posts
Flair Used in r/legal
#1
Advice needed
: "My neighbor cut down a 40-year-old Japanese Maple while I was away."
143 posts
#2
Question about law
: "Location: US: Would it be legal to weld a wrench to a truck bumper like this to prevent people from tailgating me?"
34 posts
#3
Other
: "Local private rescue took my microchipped dog and gave him to a new family. Police say it is civil."
13 posts
#4
Legal news
: "A Texas Judge Told a Defendant He'd Be 'Passed Around for Cigarettes' in Prison — Then Learned Her 'Off the Record' Aside Was Still Livestreaming to Her Court's YouTube Channel"
9 posts
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+74k members(27.1%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026