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Drafted into service? - Can a judge order a person to join the U.S. military?
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: We probably need a little more information. Is this as a result of a criminal ...

Lawyer's answer: As a general response to this question, the answer would be 'no'. The 13th ...


Court language interpretation requirements? - Can a court case be dismissed because of a lack of language interpreter?
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: According to RCW 2.43.010, it is the policy of the State of Washington to ...


Native American fishing rights - Are native americans exempt from a paying a for a fishing license.?
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: Generally speaking, the answer is no. Just as natives would need a driver's ...

Lawyer's answer: On reservation fishing is based on tribal law. Of reservation fishing, if it ...


Sex offender notification - Is it a law that neighbors be notified about sex offenders moving into a neighborhood?
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: The requirement for notification is based on what level the sex offender is: ...


Stun guns - Are personal stun guns legal to own for self-protection in California?
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.

Lawyer's answer: From the California Office of the Attorney General's website, it appears that ...


Mistaken identity - I have the same name as a major criminal and everytime I go to Canada and try to re-enter the US I get detained. I am tired of being ...
Washington. Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: Just as with the Transportation Security Administration's watch list, you can ...


Prisoners Rights in Georgia - How can someone with a probation revocation (original sentence DUI) consisting of not reporting monthly to probation be sent to ...
Savannah (GA). Posted 8 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: This is a question for Georgia counsel, most likely by looking at a 'writ of ...

Lawyer's answer: Are you certain that the person you speak of did not have a felony probation ...


Retrival of Public records - Each time I request a complete copy of one police claim from the City Clerk, it is different from all previously received. ...
Kent (WA). Posted 8 months ago in Constitutional.
Lawyer's answer: This is difficult to follow, but I think I can provide some guidance. If ...


what rights do the states have over the federal ... - what rights do the states have over the federal government in1787
Posted 8 months ago in Government, Constitutional.
Lawyer's answer: The 10th Amendment basically vests all rights not given to the federal ...

Lawyer's answer: Traditionally, all rights not provided to the Federal Government are given to ...


Civil right - I am being summon to court for a civil law suit that I filed against my former state employer. A state judge throw out my case and I filed ...
Renton (WA). Posted 6 months ago in Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: What is the transcript of that you are looking to get? Did the judge say ...


immigration combined with constitutional rights - how does the issue of immigration tie into the United States' constitutional rights?
Posted 6 months ago in Immigration, Constitutional.
Lawyer's answer: This is a broad question. However, being an immigrant does not deprive you of ...

Lawyer's answer: In general, being an immigrant to the US allows you to have many of the same ...


domestic violence - I live in WA state and i was wondering what you have to do to get your gun rights back if something happend 8 years ago and it was ...
Mccleary (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Domestic Violence, Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: RCWA 9.41.040 AND 9.41.047 govern this issue (see links below) In addition: ...

Lawyer's answer: Presuming the incident was Assault 4 DV the following conditions are required: ...


My Picture - Is there any law protecting me if my image is being used on a web site without my permission? Any suggestion on how to make them stop?
Everett (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Privacy, Internet.
Lawyer's answer: There may be laws protecting you depending on a few factors. First, did ...

Lawyer's answer: It depends on a lot. What kind of website? What context? The law disfavors "...


arrest record - Is it good to seal your arrest record for minor crime such as misdemeanor?
New York (NY). Posted 5 months ago in Privacy, Criminal Defense.
Lawyer's answer: It is absolutely a good idea to try to get a sealing order, however it is ...

Lawyer's answer: There are a number of factors to consider. The first, is whether it it ...


employment - If a company encourages personal use of a black berry device and have no written policy for monitoring should they be aloud to do so?
Lacey (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Employment / Labor, Privacy.
Lawyer's answer: It sounds like what you are asking is whether you have a reasonable right to ...

Lawyer's answer: This is one of those areas in the law where technological changes are raising ...


civil rights - civil rights violation
Seattle (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Civil Rights.
Customer's answer: Your wrong, private citizens and corperations can be held accountable in Title ...

Lawyer's answer: Civil rights violations are usually handled in Federal court. Jurisdiction is ...


arrested for warrent detained for citation token to ... - arrested for a warrent detained for breach of peace token to jail cited ...
Morton (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Criminal Defense, Constitutional.
Lawyer's answer: The police don't have to ask you questions once you are arrested. But if they ...

Lawyer's answer: Television and movies perpetuate this myth that people must be read thier ...


Recording public meetings - Is it illegal to secretly record a public meeting, without anyone's consent? I recently attended my neighborhood home owners' ...
Puyallup (WA). Posted 5 months ago in Privacy.
Lawyer's answer: It depends. It would be illegal to secretly record a court's record, but then ...


Employees Privacy - What type of privacy laws am i protected by in Texas as an employee?
Temple (TX). Posted 5 months ago in Privacy, Employment / Labor.
Lawyer's answer: The Texas equivalent to the Freedom of Information Act is the Public ...

Customer's answer: These are just some, I really like the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Basicly, a ...


obstruction and resisting - I was pulled over the night before I had court in a case involving the officer in question. I had filled a complaint about this ...
Auburn (WA). Posted 4 months ago in Criminal Defense, Civil Rights.
Lawyer's answer: It sounds like they are already holding the car for too long. It seems to me ...

Lawyer's answer: Your question contains a tautological ambiguity which makes answering difficult....