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| backyard privacy | 5/12/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: i live in california and I am always having the city look over my 6 1/2 ft block-walls.just ...
A: Michael, Here is my suggestion. If the CCR (California Code of Regulations) does not have any ...
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| joke at work | 5/12/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: i said something that was taken racial and i want to know if i said sorry soon as i said it and ...
A: Noah, There is a distinction between the freedom to say what you want in public places and in your ...
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| Adult minor dating | 5/8/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I'm 21 years old and I'm married with a guy whose 23, we've been togother for 4 years and now He's ...
A: forwarding me a question? I really cannot tell), I'm not really an expert on this, but I know a ...
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| invasion of privacy | 5/7/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: i got into a little bit of trouble back in January and my "friend" has a father who is a retired ...
A: I honestly don't know for certain--I'm not an attorney and there may be some technicality I'm ...
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| dating | 5/7/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: i am 17 and will be turning 18 June 20,2008 and i am dating a girl that is 14 and will turn 15 July ...
A: Chris, In some jurisdictions the answer is no, and in some yes. My suggestion is to contact your ...
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| First amendment rights | 4/30/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: should students have to give up freedom of the press while in school?
A: Mohamed, Generally not, but because the school is a forum of limited public access the school ...
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| Free Speech Rights of Teachers | 4/27/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: When a judge attempts to balance the free speech rights of a teacher versus the right of the school ...
A: Mr./Mrs. T, Speech and assembly can be broadly regulated in non-public forums such as schools. A ...
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| Cross removed from 6thgraders desk | 4/6/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: My 6th grader was told vy her teacher to remove a small cross which she has along the side of the ...
A: I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. However, I will say that generally speaking ...
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| free speech at school | 4/5/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I'm 14 and my basic understanding of free speech at school is it's ok as long as it isn't profane, ...
A: In general the basic rule is that that schools cannot take action for the purpose of censoring ...
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| Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists | 4/4/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: Would you agree with the opinion of James Hutson who is with the Library of Congress and his ...
A: Jeff, I vigorously and emphatically disagree with Hutson. President Jefferson had his Attorney ...
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| Church and State | 4/3/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: Overview: I am a part of a small non-denominational church, and we started as a home based church. ...
A: The first amendment protects the rights of every individual American citizen to practice the ...
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| Freedom of Speech Violation | 4/3/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have to do a paper for school about violations of the 1st Amendment and freedom of speech, and I ...
A: Of course what exactly is a violation is probably a matter of debate since different people ...
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| Expressing political views through employer email services | 3/21/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I'm a secondary school teacher who sent out an email from my home pc and email address to the staff ...
A: I cannot provide specific legal advice in this situation. For that you would need an attorney who ...
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| Rights toward free speech on video sharing sites | 3/14/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I have been a member of an online video sharing site for well over 2 years. I decided to make a ...
A: I'm not sure who'd really be an expert on this--not me, alas. I suppose an attorney who specializes ...
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| 1st Amendment Right to use Parking at Park | 3/1/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Our community denies parking to non residents including a World War ll Veteran at our tax exempt ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. I am happy, however, ...
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| free speech | 2/27/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I recently had a very unpleasant encounter at a local bookstore where I have bought all of my books ...
A: Alas, you have found your way into an area of free speech about which I am woefully ignorant. You ...
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| slander | 2/26/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: wile working one day a new manager was hired and was told i was stealing and to watch every thing i ...
A: Assuming this is a private employer, no First Amendment issue is there, but if you believe your boss ...
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| invasion of privacy | 2/21/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I have a question about invasion of privacy. I am trying to find the law for Mississippi. I ...
A: Kevin, This isn't my area of expertise and I honestly don't know for sure--but it does seem likely ...
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| discrimination for use of Spanish at work | 2/4/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: My husband works for CBS radio and he was told today he is not allow to use Spanish within the ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. However, generally ...
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| First Amendment (Fourteenth Amendment ) Rights | 1/31/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: My questions is as follows: My question involves privileges and freedoms as they apply via the First ...
A: I'm sorry but I don't see a First Amendment issue here. The first Amedment protects against free ...
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| adult dating a minor | 1/25/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: my boyfriend is 20 im almost 16 what can happen to him because of the age difference and is there ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this, but I know a little about it. The age of consent--the age when ...
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| adult and minor relationships | 12/26/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: so my friend is just turning 18 and his girlfriend is 15. they've been dating for about 6 months. ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this, but I know a little about it. The age of consent--the age when ...
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| free speech to the extreme | 12/23/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: I'm Canadian and am alarmed by the terrifying powers of Human Right's Commissions to muzzle free ...
A: Firstly, there is a difference between the scenario you describe and Nazi Germany. In Nazi Germany, ...
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| Videotaping at School | 12/19/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: My son is a Michigan elementary school student. There is a constant issue with bullying and ...
A: I suspsect the school would not make those tapes available for privacy reasons. However, if you ...
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| my teacher called me a racist | 12/13/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: i have this really nasty word processing teacher who called me a raciest when we were disgusting a ...
A: I doubt--though I cannot know, of course, with no more facts than you've provided--that having the ...
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| student photography rights | 12/12/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: If there is a fight at a public high school, can students snap pictures of it and can the ...
A: Under the First Amendment, Police or other school officials would not be able to justify ...
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| federal employee free speech | 12/5/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am a former federal employee who lost my job after talking with National director of my Agency ...
A: It sounds from your description that you have a serious uphill legal battle here. If you are ...
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| students right to written protest | 12/1/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: There are students at our high school in Washington State that want to write letters to the Vice ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. However, generally ...
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| newspaper printed I have Hep c without my permmision. | 11/30/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: They other night I went to a board meeting that was open to patients of a clinic that might be ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this exact part of the First Amendment, nor am I an attorney, but my ...
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| Is he in Trouble? | 11/30/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have a friend who is 25 now and doing good in life. Well when he was 21 he slept with a 15 year ...
A: This question really has nothing to do with the First Amendment, and I am not a particluar expert it ...
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| photo consent | 11/27/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: The wedding photographer that my sister used decided to use pictures from her wedding on their ...
A: I'm not an attorney and this is somewhat out of my area of expertise--but I talked briefly to a ...
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| Christian prophecy embedded in art protected by copyright. | 11/26/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: in 2005 I reached a conclusion that the two witnesses that appear in the Bible in Revelation 11:3 ...
A: I honestly don't know--an attorney could probably answer the question for you. I'm 99% sure that ...
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| Christian prophecy embedded in art protected by copyright. | 11/25/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: in 2005 I reached a conclusion that the two witnesses that appear in the Bible in Revelation 11:3 ...
A: Mr. James, I'm not an attorney and not really an expert on your question's subject. And besides ...
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| freedom of speech,press and expression (1st amendment) dies censorship neglect us of it? | 11/19/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: i have a few questions. i have to do an argumentative essay on censorship and the 1st amendment. i ...
A: It depends heavily on your definitions of the terms. Censorship of certain words in the broadcast ...
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| Freedom of speech and School Uniforms | 11/19/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am a current student at the university of Arkansas and I am working on a research project about ...
A: I think this article is right on point for you: ...
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| Duh | 11/13/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: This is not a question but a comment. Your comment on the people of Georgia making you look dumb is ...
A: Atlanta Freethought Society: www.atlantafreethought.org Our Protest— Frequently Asked Questions ...
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| Can I be punished for off campus communications? | 11/10/2007 | Michael Troy |
Q: If I send a "nasty" e-mail to someone from an off campus e-mail, can I be reprimanded by the ...
A: The fact that you are off-campus does not immunize you from the school reacting to your ...
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| Non-Sexual Relationships between minor and adult | 11/8/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I was wondering if it was in anyway against the law for a 14 year old girl to have a ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this, but I know a little about it. The age of consent--the age when ...
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| freedom of religion in school | 11/5/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: My 14 year old was asked to write a book report on any historic book either fiction or non fiction. ...
A: The problem you see is that views of how historically accurate and reliable the books of the Bible ...
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| freedom of religion in school | 11/5/2007 | Ed Buckner |
Q: My 14 year old was asked to write a book report on any historic book either fiction or non fiction. ...
A: Ms. Greely, I'd have to have more information before I could possibly know if you're right--but I'd ...
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