| Subject | Date Asked |
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| The Bill Of Rights | 8/23/2008 |
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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| Illinois Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution | 8/14/2008 |
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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| Illinois Constitution vs. U.S. Constitution | 8/12/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Legal relationships. | 8/1/2008 |
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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| freedom of speech as a public employee | 7/31/2008 |
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 |
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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| is this illegal? | 7/4/2008 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| preaching on public bus | 6/13/2008 |
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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| Group rights | 6/9/2008 |
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 |
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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| dating an adult | 5/27/2008 |
Q: Im 16 years old and i have a 21 year old boyfriend. i do have permission by my guardian. We ...
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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| Has the 1st amendment become an enabler for destructive religions? | 5/25/2008 |
Q: what if civil offenses are made by a church under "ecclisiastical privilege" also if church written ...
A: I'm not an attorney and do not know, but my best guess is that intra-organizational matters will be ...
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| Freedom of speech violation | 5/14/2008 |
Q: Can a 501 c 7 have the following in their bylaws: • Any action, language or behavior that endangers ...
A: I'm no attorney, but my best guess is that a voluntary association organization can have rules like ...
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| Is Alcoholics Anonymous a Religion | 5/13/2008 |
Q: Ed Buckner, First I would like to say that in my opinion the Supreme court was wrong in Hein v. ...
A: ), I'm not an attorney and cannot answer the question you ask in the technical sense that you ...
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| Adult minor dating | 5/8/2008 |
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 |
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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| Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists | 4/4/2008 |
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 |
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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| Rights toward free speech on video sharing sites | 3/14/2008 |
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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| free speech | 2/27/2008 |
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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| invasion of privacy | 2/21/2008 |
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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| adult dating a minor | 1/25/2008 |
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 |
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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| my teacher called me a racist | 12/13/2007 |
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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| newspaper printed I have Hep c without my permmision. | 11/30/2007 |
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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| photo consent | 11/27/2007 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Duh | 11/13/2007 |
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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| Non-Sexual Relationships between minor and adult | 11/8/2007 |
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 |
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 |
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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| Is Flag-Burning "Free Speech"? | 9/13/2007 |
Q: Is Flag-Burning "Free Speech"?
A: Flag-burning is plainly a form of expression, very similar to speech. While it is much reviled, ...
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| 1st Amendment | 9/12/2007 |
Q: If I went to a graduation where a pastor gave a prayer and then asked the audience to repent for ...
A: The circumstances you describe would be, in my opinion, a clear violation of the First Amendment if ...
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| What is art? | 8/27/2007 |
Q: I have seen that some people wish violate another persons idea of art.I was taught that art has its ...
A: I certainly lack expertise as to what constitutes art--if *anyone* even has any such expertise. I'm ...
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| Walmart Policy | 8/26/2007 |
Q: It is Walmarts policy not to to state anything political, or even the word faith itself. So I was ...
A: Ms. Kuntz, I'm sorry, but I have no way of knowing what Walmart's company policy is. If you're a ...
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| Flag Salute & Pledge | 7/27/2007 |
Q: We are a chapter of the National Grange. Our custom includes the flag salute & pledge. What choices ...
A: Surmani, There are codifications, including federal law, that touch on this--see, for example, ...
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| Age Differences | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I love a man who is my dads best friend. He tol me he liked me too. We texted about our feelings for ...
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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| Flag Salute & Pledge | 7/25/2007 |
Q: We are a chapter of the National Grange. Our custom includes the flag salute & pledge. What choices ...
A: I'm not an attorney, but I'm fairly sure about this one (to be completely sure, call the ACLU). As a ...
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| is this okay?? i need help please | 7/22/2007 |
Q: Mr Buckner, I am a 17 year old who lives in California is dating a 15 year old, I'm about to turn 18 ...
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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| First Amendment and Free Speech | 7/13/2007 |
Q: Can my employer ask me not to share my faith outside the workplace when it involves a client or ...
A: Only an attorney who specializes in this area (I'm not an attorney at all) can give you advice on ...
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| Dating a minor | 7/12/2007 |
Q: My boyfriend is 20 and I'm about to be 17 in one month and i would like to know if it is legal for ...
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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| dating a minor | 7/1/2007 |
Q: I'm an 18 year old male dating a 16 year old girl. I've been dating her for four years. just ...
A: Rich, The laws vary from state to state, so you must check with a local attorney to know what your ...
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| slander | 5/25/2007 |
Q: I own a company in construction and have recently found out that my competition and a contractor ...
A: I don't really have any expertise in matters related to slander, and I'd suggest you inquire with an ...
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| right to free speech | 4/21/2007 |
Q: I just written up and threatened with termination for making smart remarks about a CEO and the ...
A: I'm unsure of your rights in this case--it's not really a free speech case, and your rights are, I ...
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| The CIA "Outing" Episode | 3/22/2007 |
Q: A man was convicted of perjury for lying under oath. I can understand that. But what puzzles me is ...
A: I honestly don't know--and I have little expertise in this aspect of First Amendment matters. But I ...
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| Evolutin | 1/9/2007 |
Q: I am doing a report on the support of the teachings on evolution in public schools for my English ll ...
A: Your question is way too broad unless you just want my opinion on whether evolution should be taught ...
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| Dungeouns and Dragons online game | 1/9/2007 |
Q: A Did Turbine Inc infringe my rights? Hello! Today I recieved an e-mail from D&D administration ...
A: I think you're right to be angry and that the administrator's actions appear to be unreasonable. ...
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| " drive cams" | 10/26/2006 |
Q: I am a firefighter in Wisconsin. Recently the department that I work for installed cameras in all ...
A: First let me say thanks for being a firefighter. Even before 9/11, I admired people willing to risk ...
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| Defamation or slander? or just forget it | 8/20/2006 |
Q: As well as with my fiancee. There were some situations involving my fiancee and myself dating to ...
A: Mr. Berger, I'm sorry but you've really hit on a free speech area that I just don't have much ...
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| first amendment | 3/28/2006 |
Q: In history, what has been one of the most influencial court cases dealing with the first amendment?
A: Ayla, There have been many that could be among the most influential. It depends partly on what area ...
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| Layfayette on George Washington's view of Christianity | 3/21/2006 |
Q: It is my understanding that Layfayette spoke at a Masonic Lodge during his revisit to the USA, after ...
A: I think that the "Rev." Hank Shiver would be more likely than me to have details on this question. ...
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| Freedom of the Press | 10/30/2005 |
Q: In the current case in the news, columnist Robert Novak played a major role in publishing the name ...
A: Frank, Sorry, but my expertise is primarily regarding religious liberty and church/state ...
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| religion and the founding fathers | 10/18/2005 |
Q: I am a high school government teacher and frequently when discussing the creation of the ...
A: Mr. Uhlmann, The FF varied a great deal in their religious outlook, with deists, Unitarians, and ...
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| First Amendment rights at the university level | 8/16/2005 |
Q: Can a university deny a diploma in elementary education because the student (an honor student) ...
A: Mr. Swan, I am not really an expert on this aspect of the First Amendment (I know more about the ...
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| Freedom of Speech!! | 3/29/2005 |
Q: California. I am writing a argumentative essay about "free speech" and I would like to ask a ...
A: Ms. Stevens, I actually happen to know Nat Hentoff, but I no longer know what his e-mail address ...
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| WalMart Policy | 8/18/2004 |
Q: I have worked for Walmart for a little over a year now, and a policy they have been stressing has me ...
A: Ms. Wood, You have my strong sympathy and I hope you can find someone to help you with what sounds ...
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| freedom of speech and national security | 8/15/2004 |
Q: Mr. Ed Buckner hi! My name is Shimon from Israel, i'm doing a search study about the contradict ...
A: Freedom of religion/church/state separation is more my area of expertise, but I do at least have ...
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| freedom of occupation | 8/14/2004 |
Q: What i meant in "freedom of occupation" is the freedom of a person to chose any profession, ...
A: There is in the U.S. a generally accepted freedom to pursue whatever occupation you are qualified ...
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| law student need help about the commercial speech | 8/14/2004 |
Q: I am a law student from Israel and i need to know if there was in U.S.A authority which supervision ...
A: I'm not really an expert on such things, but there is really no agency that "supervises" or ...
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| freedom of occupation | 8/13/2004 |
Q: I would like to know what is the legal basis for the freedom of occupation in the U.S (federal and ...
A: Liot Tamsut, Sorry, but I do not know what you mean by "freedom of occupation." Do you refer to job ...
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| Hello! | 7/25/2004 |
Q: buckner! i am a law student from israel and i have one simpleis the "freedom of working"- the right ...
A: Sorry but I don't know the answer to your question, nor even if there is any such guarantee under ...
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| 5TH AMENDMENT | 5/15/2004 |
Q: I realize that my question may require some depth of an answer but my intent is to find the "simple" ...
A: Sorry, but I may not be much help to you. My expertise is really with the First Amendment, ...
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| 1st Amendment | 2/27/2004 |
Q: Buckner, I am a student at a school who is doing an important research project detailing repealing ...
A: In my never very humble opinion, the courts, Supreme or otherwise, would emphatically deny that have ...
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| constitution | 12/12/2003 |
Q: i served 2+ years for gun possesion. i have no other record and there was no incident or victim. i ...
A: Shrekli, Unfortunately I lack any expertise in this specific situation. To my uninformed way of ...
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| first amendment | 9/11/2003 |
Q: Mr. Buckenr, My class mates and I am going to be involved in a debate in class about the first ...
A: I'm not really much of an expert on hate crimes, but try the ACLU web-site; for a reasoned ...
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| U.S.Constitution and Georgia State Constitution | 10/27/2001 |
Q: I am trying to compare and constrast the US Constitution to the Georgia State Constitution, ...
A: You just mostly need to compare the latest (1983) Georgia Constitution, especially Article I, with ...
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| Martin Luther King | 10/13/2001 |
Q: I live in a sleepy part of Scotland and work within a children's residential home. Im trying to do ...
A: Though Dr. King was a preacher and I am a thoroughgoing atheist, secular humanist, etc., I am as ...
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