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Those Fighting Restraining Orders Should Contact a Restraining Order Lawyer Following Recent Supreme Court Decision
In the previous two installments, we discussed how the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion in D.C. v. Heller left open many important questions concerning how the newly established "individual" right to "keep and bear arms" fits within present laws restricting an individual's ability to exercise said right, and how, typically, a government seeking to restrict a person's exercise of a "fundamental" right has to make a very strong showing as to why the person's right should be restricted...

Scientology Denied Restraining Order
The protests going on nationwide against the Church of Scientology by a group calling itself "Anonymous" are heating up. The group has been protesting outside the church's headquarters in Clearwater, Florida and the scientologists are trying to stop the protests...

CO teacher gets restraining order against parent
So Mom can't get any closer than 100 yards to the school, which will make picking up the kiddo sort of challenging. (And forget school plays, classroom parties, etc...

DJ Andy Kershaw jailed over restraining order
DJ Andy Kershaw jailed over restraining orderBy Nigel BunyanLast Updated: 7:12pm GMT 15/01/2008Andy Kershaw, the BBC radio presenter, has begun a three-month prison sentence after being warned that his life was turning into a "Greek tragedy"...

Restraining Order on Presidential Debate Lifted
In this order, the Supreme Court of Nevada overturned Nevada Senior District Court Judge Charles Thompson’s temporary restraining order that would have prohibited NBC Universal, Inc...

Randy Moss Hit With Temporary Restraining Order
Last wrote, I wrote a piece on SI.com concerning New England Patriots' wide receiver Randy Moss' newfound legal troubles...

Is a child fathered out of wedlock by an American diplomat to a foreign women on foreign soil entitled to US Citizenship by jus sanguinis?
This is a very tough situation your friend is in. It is difficult to know the ex...

Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...

How to learn content of deceased parent's will?
go to the court house where your father died or the county he lived in. It is pu...

How to prove housing discrimination based on sexual orientation in student housing?
There are several things you can do. First of all, contact any welfare advisors,...

A friend of mine let me borrow car which I believed was his, but which he had stolen. I was driving the car and saw police sirens. Since I was already on the run from something else, i ran from the police in the car. Whe
The best advice I can give you at this point is to consult with you legal adviso...