| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| first amendment rights question | 10/14/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I run a website and blog for the town I live in. Am I liable for any information people post on the ...
A: There are federal laws dealing with liability for owners of web sites. I am not an expert in that ...
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| Freedom of Speech | 10/11/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Do you believe that standards of professional behavior ought to be valued above freedom of ...
A: Social networking sites are organized by private companies. Therefore, the First Amendment does not ...
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| deformation & liabale | 10/6/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I wrote something on a message board on yahoo. basically saying the company is run by a bunch of ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you would ...
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| Establishment Clause | 10/6/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Can you please explain how the establishment clause and the free exercise clause relate to the ...
A: During the colonial period, Great Britain had an official established religion, the Church of ...
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| freedom of speech in religious matters | 9/30/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Am I allowed to invite people to church or other religious activity in the state of PA verbally ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you would ...
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| freedom of religion | 9/29/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: What are three questions our courts have addressed in regards to our 1st amendment right to freedom ...
A: Courts have addressed, whether government can provide funding to religious activities, whether ...
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| Defamation Question | 9/24/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: A young man fell from a bike sustaining serious head injuries. The fire dept. paramedics arrived ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide legal advice in this forum. For that you would need to ...
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| School videotaping | 9/20/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I found out the other day the school had been videotaping my son's special ed class and no other ...
A: I am not permitted to provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you would need to ...
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| How old | 9/11/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: How old do you have to be to have the rigt of freedom of speech
A: There is no age restriction on any Constitutional right, other than the right to vote an the right ...
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| Legal Internet Sites | 8/26/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Can you return a reply to me regarding the following Internet sites indicating whether or not they ...
A: I cannot give a determinative answer about whether all pictures on these sites are legal or not. ...
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| 1st amendment rights | 8/8/2009 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: Is it legal for park management restrict viedeotaping of bands out in the open grass at a free ...
A: Gloria, The short answer is yes. During that venue you are enjoying limited rights of a licensee. ...
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| Confiscated Campaign Sign | 8/7/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am running for Governor of Georgia. On two occassions police in Carrollton, Ga confiscated my ...
A: Your best bet may be to sue the police in court for violating your rights of free speech. There ...
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| freedom of speech | 8/6/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have problems with this question "How far do you consider freedom of speech and freedom of the ...
A: It may be possible to live without free speech for a while, but the freedom of speech plays an ...
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| former hospital employee free speech Q | 8/5/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: I am an RN and worked previously for a poor reputable hospital up until March of this year. I am ...
A: I'm not an attorney and one is definitely required to respond authoritatively to your question. My ...
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| workplace slander by email | 7/26/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: What recourse would supervisors have when a slanderous email is broadcast to a CEO, other ...
A: Generally speaking, private employers are not bound by any First Amendment restrictions. The First ...
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| dating laws for MN | 7/19/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: im doing this for a friend of mine who is dating a 15yr girl in MN he is 21 but lives in ny he goes ...
A: I'm really not an expert on this question--and I've no idea why I keep getting asked variants of it. ...
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| Questions about foreign companies restricting a US citizen's civil rights. | 7/9/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: The following is the Terms of Service page for the online game Mousehunt. Are the restrictions they ...
A: Free speech rights only apply to government censorship of speech. Private companies, whether ...
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| Educators and Blogging | 7/9/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am a teacher. I am also a writer. I recently started a blog which does not openly identify my ...
A: Please, keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you would ...
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| 1st amendment | 7/8/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am a witness for the state of PA against a local man in our town. We were in the US post office ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you would ...
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| legal or ? | 7/5/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I had posted a review on a local website called Yelp about a bad experience I had with a local ...
A: Please keep in mind that I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum. For that, you need ...
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| Ex-presidents' official title | 6/11/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Sorry, a bit of a simple question but could you advise me on what the official title of an ...
A: It is tradition to address any former elected official by the highest office he ever held. So, if ...
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| right to protest | 6/5/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I am looking for general information on the limitations placed on protestors at events held at ...
A: I cannot provide specific legal advice in this forum, but generally speaking, police may not use ...
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| freedom of speech in clothing | 5/27/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: At schools is it a violation of the first amendment if a student is sent home for having colorful ...
A: He Demi, Unfortunately there is no clear answer to this question. Different courts have come to ...
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| newspapers | 5/10/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: My question...I recently read an article in the NY Daily and in it the reporter revealed personal ...
A: Generally speaking the First Amendment protects the right of newspapers to publish information about ...
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| Pentagon Papers | 5/7/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I'm doing a project for school on the pentagon papers and hope that you could answer a couple ...
A: The "Pentagon Papers" were basically a historical review of US involvement in Vietnam. There may ...
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| 1st Ammendment Violation?? | 5/5/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: As I understand, is someone tattoos a Swastika on their body, it is simply freedom of speech. It is ...
A: David, I'm not an attorney, and I think you'd need one to give you a reliable answer in this case. ...
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| free speech in school | 4/26/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Are there any specific NY or federal laws, statutes, and/or regulations on student free speech in ...
A: Most rules regarding free speech rights of students are spelled out in court cases, not statutes. ...
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| How is your day going? | 4/6/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: this has become a recurring scene now. A female officer that has come into contact with me several ...
A: I wouldn't read too much into her questions. Officers often try to engage with people they see in ...
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| right to petition | 4/6/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I have read some of your comments and found them helpful and edifying. I have recently decided to ...
A: I don't know exactly what the library regulations are in your local area, but the Supreme court has ...
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| My son is suspended. | 4/4/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: My son is suspended for 46 days for a group he created on Facebook critical of his teacher. There ...
A: You may very well have a claim. If you wish to pursue this, I strongly recommend retaining an ...
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| My Religious Freedoms & Taxpayer funded Abortion | 4/4/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: If abortion is against my religion, does not the funding of abortions with my taxes constitute a ...
A: With respect, if we accept your argument, no government would then be possible at all. Even one ...
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| Adult girlfriend and Minor boyfriend | 3/31/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: oky i just turn 21 and my formal boyfriend is will be 16 soon and we both in sexually engaged and 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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| My son is suspended. | 3/28/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: My son is suspended for 46 days for a group he created on Facebook critical of his teacher. There ...
A: I cannot provide legal advice in this forum, but generally speaking it sounds like the information ...
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| high school government teacher | 3/25/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: In regard to your answer. Where did "We the People" get the right to determine our form of ...
A: Dan, You are not being careful enough with your quotations. The Madison quote, for example, has ...
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| Journalism | 3/24/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: There is no journalism category, that I can find, so I am hoping you can help me with this or ...
A: The phrase was the working motto of the Chicago City News, a newspaper that started in the late ...
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| high school government teacher | 3/24/2009 | Ed Buckner |
Q: In regard to your answer. Where did "We the People" get the right to determine our form of ...
A: The Declaration of Independence is, of course, a quite important document in our history, one that ...
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| expression of political views in the workplace | 3/16/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: Okay, my boss where an American Flag pin, which I totally respect. Yet, i asked it i can where a ...
A: I cannot provide specific legal advice, but I will say that that Constitution only protects against ...
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| Free Speech | 3/16/2009 | Michael Troy |
Q: I was arrested twice for using basic free speech in the past two years. Once for saying "little ...
A: If you did little more than say that, I suspect that yes, you may have a claim (although I cannot ...
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| Legal Age? | 3/6/2009 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: .and i live in Ohio is there anything wrong with me and her dating like could we get in trouble..you ...
A: Darrin, I don't think I have had any contact with you before so I am not sure what I have said. ...
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| help! | 3/5/2009 | Jeffrey-Peter Hauck |
Q: My mother is telling me that if i keep seeing this guy she will call the police. But what can the ...
A: Stephanie, Depending upon where you live you could be doing your boyfriend a disservice by ...
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