June 14, 2009
What to do when a government agency requires a permit and insurance to protest
I am working on organizing a peaceful protest on a public beach. The state park wants me to get a…
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June 14, 2009
Subpoenaed for a trial
I have been civil-subpoenaed to appear as a witness in a trial. I do not wish to be involved in…
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June 14, 2009
Can private shopping malls restrict my right to protest?
Our Peace Action group in Hawaii wants to demonstrate against military recruiters located in a private shopping mall. We’d like…
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June 14, 2009
Can airing a copyrighted news clip for critiquing constitute “fair use”?
I am one of the producers of a Cable Access TV program and I want to know if we can…
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June 14, 2009
Online message boards
How do you address a situation where several dozen people used an online message board to direct excessively abusive commentary…
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June 14, 2009
Student ID Tags
I have a freshman and a senior student at the public High School. For approx. the last two years the…
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June 14, 2009
Protesting on school grounds
Can I protest in front of a school about school practices or policies? For example, have a banner or sign…
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June 14, 2009
Swearing in public commenters at open meetings
A local city council has adopted various new rules for members of the public wishing to address the council. The…
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June 14, 2009
Do ‘disturbing the peace’ laws trump the First Amendment?
Two of about a dozen protesters were arrested for 415 section 2, ‘disturbing the peace’, while peacefully protesting.The incident occurred…
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June 14, 2009
Changing search warrant policy
A criminal superior court has a new search warrant policy where the affiants or other law enforcement officer who is…