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Disorderly Conduct

Constitutional, First Amendment, MisdemeanorsBy Katherine Sears January 2, 2020

Disorderly conduct is a simple misdemeanor, which means it’s one of the smallest offenses you can be charged with. Nonetheless, if you want to keep your criminal record clean, this is still a charge worth fighting — and depending on what kind of disorderly conduct you’re accused of committing, there are some solid First Amendment…

Harassment and the First Amendment

Constitutional, First Amendment, Harassment, MisdemeanorsBy Katherine Sears July 4, 2019

As an American, you may have a right to annoy. A person commits harassment when, with intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, the person [. . .] [c]ommunicates with another by telephone, telegraph, writing, or via electronic communication without legitimate purpose and in a manner likely to cause the other person annoyance or harm. –…

Protected: Iowa’s Harassment Statute — Can It Be Illegal to Be Annoying?

Constitutional, First Amendment, Harassment, MisdemeanorsBy Katherine Sears July 4, 2019