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Q: If I am standing on a public sidewalk that surrounds a private apartment complex, am I breaking the law?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 17, 2015

What are the facts here, including much more than you have given, as in, is this a high crime, high drug activity neighborhood?

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Q: Is it illegal to wear a mask on the Fourth of July for political reasons?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 17, 2015

Probably not. That is, as long as you are not intending to commit a crime with a mask on.

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Q: Is it legal for the Federal Reserve to print dollars and if so they can change our economy w/o the need for elected off.
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 17, 2015

Yes to the first part. Why muddy it with the second part of the question? Use common sense.

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Q: How are caps on punitive damages, etc. constitutional?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

Maybe they are not. If you really have to have an answer to this particular question, it is worth it to get an attorney to do a ton of research to give you an opinion?

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Q: BRANDENBURG V. OHIO, 395 U. S. 444 (1969)So advocacy of violence is fine but incitement of violence is not protected?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

The Court held that government cannot punish inflammatory speech unless that speech is directed to inciting, and is likely to incite, imminent lawless action.

You have already made your own conclusion. Advocacy of violence is not fine. Those are your words.

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Q: Is profane language protected under the 1st amendment in the commonwealth of Virginia?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

What are the facts? Who was prosecuted for what? We need to know the basic information about the case.

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Q: Is there anything in the Virginia Constitution that limits the formation or actions of public private partnerships?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

What is a public private partnership? Of course there are laws regulating what people can do, whether corporate of individual. Read the VA constitution to answer your own question, and then read all of the court decisions regarding this.

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Q: Who can file the pettion writ of habeas corpus?

Malicious wounding charge and was sentenced to 40 years suspended 10 years some of information was not brought into court so wanting to file the pettition habeas corpus needing help with this.

Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus

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Q: What happened in the loving verses virginia?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

Do you have a textbook to read? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia

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Q: What affects did the webster v reproductive health services case have
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_v._Reproductive_Health_Services

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Q: What was the petitioners legal argument in boy scouts of america v. dale?
Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Oct 20, 2015

This sounds like a study assignment, homework. Read it yourself or find a summary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_v._Dale

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