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| 1st Amendment Issue | 10/12/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have an ongoing issue with the Dean of students at my child's middle school. My child was first ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal information in this forum. Generally ...
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| State Laws and Public Education | 10/7/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I was reading an answer that you had written regarding organizations and standing for the flag. What ...
A: Mr McCarthy, I'm not an attorney, but I do know there's considerable case law, including US Sup. ...
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| profiling | 10/5/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Not long ago in this college lib a guard asked to see my id saying she was checking everyone's. But ...
A: First, please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. Secondly, ...
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| High school year book photos | 10/1/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: My local high school's year book advisor set a policy that makes it mandatory for all 12th grade ...
A: Keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. I can only discuss the ...
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| ''DRESS CODE'' | 9/30/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: my name Kendall Biggs,I from Crownpoint N.M.I have a ? on our dress code.I WANTED TO KNOW THAT IF ...
A: Kendall, The courts have pretty consistently held that school administrators do have the right to ...
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| statutory rape laws im minnesota | 9/17/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: She lives in Minnesota and is 17 years old, she has fallen in love with a girl who is turning 23 in ...
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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| ARe you concerned? | 9/11/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: My question is do you believe that the concern that some people are expressing that should ...
A: I don't pretend to have inside information or certain knowledge about McCain/Palin (or Obama/Biden, ...
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| Adult and Minor | 8/30/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: -1.- Whats the real age of consent in Virginia? -2.- How the "Romeo and Juliet Laws" work on ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this and I'm not an attorney, but I know a little about it. The age of ...
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| 3 questions about adult and minors relationships | 8/30/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: -1.- Whats the real age of consent in Virginia? -2.- How the "Romeo and Juliet Laws" work on ...
A: This is a repeat, but, since you (accidentally) entered the question twice, I'm entering my answer ...
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| Are printed directions to break the law legal? | 8/29/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: Is it illegal to sell directions to someone, telling them how to clone a cell phone? A cloned phone ...
A: Glenn, Selling the instructions as you described could be legal if you still had to pay for the ...
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| The Bill Of Rights | 8/23/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I was so happy to see your profile.I have an old vintage poster of The Bill of Rights.It is 33" long ...
A: I'm not really going to be able to help much, and what little help I can offer probably won't make ...
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| dating question | 8/15/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: I am sixteen on 8/16/08 and my really good guy friend, Cameron, is nineteen. We've been thinking a ...
A: Katie, The age of Consent in Minnesota is 16. If you are 19 or older and have sex with someone ...
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| dating question | 8/14/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: I am sixteen on 8/16/08 and my really good guy friend, Cameron, is nineteen. We've been thinking a ...
A: Katie, The laws vary from state to state. Some states prohibit contact between juveniles 16 and ...
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| Illinois Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution | 8/14/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I have a big constitution test coming up next month, and I'm stuck on these for my study guide. I ...
A: Yes, I think you have it now (my own expertise is really only w/ the U.S. Constitution & I know you ...
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| Free Speech | 8/13/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I complained about a lawyer and his firm to the proper officials. I did not lie. I also posted a ...
A: I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. However, you may want to consider filing a ...
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| Illinois Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution | 8/12/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I have a big constitution test coming up next month, and I'm stuck on these for my study guide. I ...
A: It still sounds like homework--that is, work *you* need to do, to dig out the meanings, etc. I'm ...
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| Illinois Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution | 8/12/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I have a big constitution test coming up next month, and I'm stuck on these for my study guide. I ...
A: As you probably realize, it would not be appropriate for me to do your homework for you by answering ...
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| Freedom of Speech | 8/8/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I recently posted a sign in my yard chastising A County Attorney for failure to prosecute a case on ...
A: I'm no attorney and don't know for sure, but it certainly *sounds* to me as if it's a violation of ...
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| Blackstone Career Institute | 8/2/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: I am considering enrolling in the Paralegal Certificate program at Blackstone. I did a Google ...
A: Amy, The benefits with Blackstone over any other course not a traditional "brick and mortar" ...
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| Legal relationships. | 8/1/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I'm 19 years old and I have a boyfriend who's 14. We don't have sex, but I'm not entirely sure what ...
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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| political signs | 8/1/2008 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: I work for a government entity. There policy reads, that we can't put up signs for anyone that is ...
A: Hannah, Unfortunately the answer is yes. As a employee of a government entity your employer has ...
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| freedom of speech as a public employee | 7/31/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I am a public sector employee who is being harassed and retaliated against by my boss for speaking ...
A: I'm not an attorney and it sounds as if you need not only an attorney but one versed in employment ...
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| spanish | 7/24/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: was recently counciled that i need to watch my spanish languaue because it makes worker (white) ...
A: I'd answer you en Espanol, just to be clever, but--alas--I'm one of those arrogant monolingual ...
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| Speech @ work | 7/10/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Can a private company that is funded by the government use "religious speech" at work. For example, ...
A: Generally speaking, the First Amendment only restricts government limits on speech and religious ...
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| is this illegal? | 7/4/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: Is it illegal for someone who's is about to be 21 to be with someone who is about to be 17? I live ...
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 with minor | 7/3/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: im 16 and this girl is 24 we hang out all the time but we never do anything sexually...the reason ...
A: I'm not really an expert on this and I'm not an attorney, but I know a little about it. The age of ...
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| sexual consent | 6/30/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: My 15 year daughter is asking if she can become intimate with her 17 year old boyfriend. I have told ...
A: Well I can manage "quickly" but not authoritatively. I'm not really an expert on this and I'm not an ...
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| talkin sex with a minor | 6/29/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: im 22 and my girl is 16 and we have talked sex over the internet, can i be arrested for that?
A: I'm not really an expert on this and I'm not an attorney, but I know a little about it. The age of ...
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| statutory rape | 6/24/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: Well I am 18 years old now and I have a daughter that I had at the age of 16 with a man who told me ...
A: I am not an attorney, and you need very much to talk with someone who is. The exact details of the ...
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| SLAPP | 6/22/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: I was curious what SLAPP suits are exactly. I understand the general idea, but in a state where ...
A: The term "SLAPP" is an acronym that stands for "strategic lawsuits against public participation." ...
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| SLAPP | 6/22/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I was curious what SLAPP suits are exactly. I understand the general idea, but in a state where ...
A: SLAPP lawsuits are not within my area of expertise (I'm not an attorney), but there's quite a bit of ...
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| Where do we draw the line? | 6/19/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: A member on YouTube posts (unannounced, except to family members and friends, but available to the ...
A: It certainly sounds disturbing. But even things that are disturbing or in very poor tasted are ...
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| preaching on public bus | 6/13/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: is there any law against preaching about jesus christ on a crowded public nyc mta bus at 8am in ...
A: James, I'm not familiar with the laws and ordinances in New York City (and I'm not an attorney ...
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| preparing a petition under rights of referendum | 6/13/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: Our tribal constitution guarantees the general council rights of referendum. I live 3000 miles away ...
A: I don't claim to be an expert in tribal law, nor can I really give any specific legal advice in this ...
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| First Amendment rights | 6/9/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: If a certain kind of speech is held by a court not to be protected by the First Amendment, can the ...
A: Practically speaking, if the courts fail to protect a category of speech, and the legislature and ...
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| First Amendment | 6/9/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: The local school has decided to rent the high school auditorium to groups for meetings. So far the ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. However, generally ...
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| Group rights | 6/9/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: The local school board has decided to rent the high school auditorium to groups for meetings. So far ...
A: This sounds like a term paper assignment to me (if it is, you'll need to do much more research than ...
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| First Amendment | 6/9/2008 | Ed Buckner |
Q: If a certain kind of speech is held by a court not to be protected by the First Amendment, can the ...
A: I'm not an attorney, but I think even an attorney would need to know more before he could reasonably ...
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| Free Speech / Homeowner's Association | 6/9/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: As a condition of purchasing a specific home, I was required to sign a "covenant" with the local ...
A: Generally speaking, Homeowners Associations are not considered government entities and therefore are ...
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| 1st Amendment rights | 6/4/2008 | Michael Troy |
Q: This rule is *not so* clearly posted on a popular site that children, as well as adults, populate. ...
A: The First Amendment only applies to government censorship. Private organization can place whatever ...
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