You have the right to peaceful assembly! People protest the state for good reasons. The government isn’t always very nice. Some police protect people. Some police murder people. Sometimes, the government takes steps to protect bad cops. Even if your protest was nice, cops might say that you violated lawful orders. It’s important to take…
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…
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. –…