Is it legal for a boarding school to withhold and report packages to an 18-year-old student's parents?

I see no reason why they can't do that.

How do I know what kind of attorney I need if I feel I have a case on discrimination, personal injury and wrongful termination?

You would need an education civil rights lawyer. Or, a civil litigation attorney with some experience in civil rights issues. What Mr. Hux is...

In the current climate, as you have learned, these threats are no longer tolerated as kids being kids. Assuming this is your first offense and it...

Yes, school officials can talk to your child, there is not even a gray arae or question about that. When the police get involved, it becomes a bit...

What if two cotrustees disagree?

An attorney would have to review the trust document. I am not sure there is a default rule on which to fall back. Bottom line, father can hold the...

A federal magistrate judge may be asking me questions in order to catch me on a lie or entrap me? Need to Complain to someone?

There is no legal, substantive issue, involved in a filing fee waiver. To the extent that there might be a conflict of interest with the judge, it...

Can your lawyer drive your paperwork to a 3rd party and charge you his rate for it ?

More context is needed. I suspect the attorney would not have bothered to drive it to the expert unless he planned to meet with the expert as well....

Sex discrimination in the workplace

If the rolls were reversed, would you be asking the same question? If the employer (especially a school) where positions are highly defined (and...

An interesting, but difficult from a legal perspective. Candidly, I am not sure what sort of claim you could really bring. As a starting point, you...

How much time is given?

This question, somehow, got classified as education law; I am updating it to criminal defense.