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Ok I want to preface this to say I am not an anti-vaxer. I believe in vacations and science.

My daughter is under 18, in high school but already taking basic medical courses.

For one of them with clinicals she was required to get a flu vaccine.

My daughter went to a local large chain pharmacy for the flu vaccination and expected to wait for her mother, who was on her way to provide parental consent. Before her mother arrived, they administered the flu vaccine without any parental consent.

According to my daughter, she repeatedly stated that she was under 18, offered to show her identification, and asked whether she needed to sign anything. She did not sign anything. They said they had it "taken care of".

During the visit, staff also repeatedly pressured her to receive an HPV vaccine that had not been requested. She declined and explained that her mother had told her she did not need another HPV vaccination as she had already received one in the past. She said that even after that they continued trying to administer it along side the flu shot saying she was due. Literally bringing them in together to administer. She refused again and ultimately received only the flu vaccine, but still without any parental consent.

My daughter has POTS and was very distressed by the encounter. She has had rashes afterward. She was not kept for a post-vaccination observation period and ended up telling her mother she no longer needed to come because it was already over and they told her she could leave immediately after.

I feel like I'm making a big deal out of this but it's really upset me that this was even able to happen and that they didn't follow what seems like basic expectations... the fact they kept pushing a vaccine she did not need, because she has already had it multiple times, filled the prescription anyway, is absolutely crazy to me. The fact she signed nothing, had zero consent, is even crazier.

I called the pharmacy, recorded the phone call (one-party consent state), and they initially tried to say they had her on camera requesting the HPV vaccine, when I argued against that and told them what actually happened they backtracked hard, said they didn't believe parental consent was required and that they hadn't ever heard that before in their years of experience, and ended up stating on the call that she did indeed receive the flu vaccine, and that this all happened outside of their typical procedure.

Any thoughts overall?

The basic premise asked of lawyers here is the 9th amendment protects natural rights and what right is more natural than life.

Therefore it's a rather simple test.

Does a state or federal law deny or disparage the right to life? If yes, it cannot be used to prevent a prosecution.

Basically a case should be taken all the way to the supreme court on a denied murder case let's say for a minor murdering an adult. And the answer from the court should be. Life is protected under the 9th amendment and cannot be construed to be denied or disparaged.

If my premise is correct, eventually this would be the the correct interpretation and even a minor is subject to prosecution under a faithful reading of the Constitution regardless of a state law or lower federal law.

Would James Madison the writer of the 9th amendment believe that a government that assumes the supremacy over violence but is not prosecuting or interpreting life as an inherent right of the constitution is commiting either a denial or a disparage of a natural right?

What do you think?

I am in California. My spouse went to receive his monthly injection at 8am. He received the wrong one; brixadi 32mg. It is an opioid agonist. He has never used opiates other than what’s been prescribed by his doctors. The provider he saw was filling in for his usual provider.
The clinic called him in a few hours informing him of the accident. He went to the er as per their instruction. He was sent home.
By 2pm he started developing symptoms. He was sweating, sleeping on and off, vomiting where he can’t hold anything down, and slurring. He went back to the er and is hoping to stay the night for monitoring. And the provider called the hospital to request them to keep him (they always send people home).
Is this something we can sue for?
He called a lawyer today (before he got violently ill) and she said they can’t do anything right now, but to talk with his primary and call them back next week.
Does this seem like a winnable case? I want to make them pay him for what they did to him. He keeps saying he’s worried and scared and doesn’t feel right. He doesn’t deserve this.
Thank you.

Tennessee. As far as my understanding of the Constitution, even condemned criminals are protected by the 8th Amendment, which reads:

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

Would the psychological trauma of being executed more than once and repeated failed executions not be considered cruel and unusual?

Back in Nov 2025, I adopted a dog and learned a month later once she was more comfortable that she was highly reactive, unfortunately it meant she bit someone.

I learned all her triggers and notified the shelter of this situation. They weren't much help.

But I had asked them for paperwork and records. I wanted all her records about her past. And received only her medical record.

3 months ago, I just got her behavioral record, and turns out all triggers and signs I'd seen, and the shelter acted clueless to what I was reaching out them about, was listed down on the document.

I just put my doggy down because while she was okay physically, she was sick mentally. She was stuck in the house because she was dangerous to others. It wasn't fair to her.

Found a camera in the kitchen of our residence, there's a front facing light on it with a piece of black tape covering it. My family member is a hoarder, we've argued about it and I'm guessing this is an attempt at catching me disposing of their property. I don't plan on doing that but I do want them to take it down. Does California Penal Code 632 or any other California law cover what's going on here? I don't want to build a case against them but I do want them to consider legal ramifications.

If the state really wanted to, could it enact "RIAA show trial"-style copyright lawsuits where at least a few people receive steep penalties including confiscation of computers, loss of all data one owns, etc., and steeper punishment than some folks get for CP or RP?

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My brother believes with absolute and unshakable faith, that congress can create a constitutional court, then remove Supreme Court oversite of the new court due to an exception in the middle of A3S2.

Here is the sentence in question. I have posted the whole of A3S2 at the bottom with this sentence highlighted.

SIQ: In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

He thinks that this exception allows congress to remove the appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

I Disagree,

Congress has the power -

A1S8: ... To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court; ...

Every definition seemed to agree that inferior courts have higher courts that receive their appeals. Since congress can only create inferior courts, then must appeal somewhere (the supreme court)

Additionally,

A3S1: The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. ...

Since there can be only ONE supreme court, congress can not create a second court of no appeal.

I believe that the exception that my brother is relying on refers to congress's ability to move categories in and out of the SC original jurisdiction or maybe to create new categories. Maybe some one will feel inclined to educate me on the powers and precedences of this exception.

IANAL.

Here is the full text of A3S2 for reference.

A3S2: The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State;--between Citizens of different States;--between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment; shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

(MO) This case has been a doozy. We were preparing for trial on October 7, but a September 29 hearing involved my request for discovery in my ex’s two contradictory cases in different jurisdictions. The guardian ad litem was absent. At an October 1 hearing, the judge ordered the respondent to provide documents from her other case because they relate to her ability to work and parent. At the October 2 hearing, her attorney withdrew, and the judge gave her 14 days to represent herself or find new counsel. Since we were already in the pretrial phase, the October 7 trial has been stayed during that period. The guardian ad litem is still missing in action. I've sent multiple emails without a response, as did opposing counsel before being barred. What is likely to happen next? Is a new lawyer likely to take the case this late in the pretrial/trial process? Should I prepare for settlement or trial?

My girlfriend and I have been living in a small apartment in Salt Lake City, Utah, for two years. It’s been mostly fine, until this summer when a new neighbor moved into the unit above ours.

Since then, we’ve been dealing with almost weekly marijuana smoke entering our apartment through the ventilation system. The smell has been strong enough to interfere with our ability to comfortably use our home, and we reported it to management six separate times in writing.

Management responded by posting notices on neighboring doors warning residents that smoking marijuana violated the community’s rules. Unfortunately, the notices didn’t stop the problem. After our sixth complaint, management told us, in writing if you can believe it, that unless we could “find proof” identifying exactly which apartment the smoke was coming from, there was nothing more they could do beyond posting notices.

Here’s where things get interesting.

Our lease specifically says residents must report confirmed or suspected smoking violations before management is “obligated to investigate and act.” We pointed this out and explained that we had already identified a suspected source multiple times, along with our reasons for suspecting it. But we obviously have no way to investigate other apartments or determine how the building’s ventilation system connects between units.

Management responded, again in writing, by quoting the same lease provision back to us, arguing that we were required to cooperate with its investigation. In that same email, management explicitly acknowledged that its notices had been unsuccessful and that it was aware the continuing odor was causing a nuisance and discomfort in our apartment.

We explained again that we had cooperated fully, provided all the information reasonably available to us, and had no practical or legal means to investigate this. We also stated that we believed that by knowingly allowing this issue to continue for nearly two months and refusing in writing to take any action unless we satisfied an impossible task, management had violated both the lease agreement and potentially Utah Code § 78B-6a-405, and that we intended to have an attorney review the documentation.

Eight minutes later, management informed us, once again in writing, that because we would have an attorney “assigned” to our “case,” we were no longer allowed to communicate directly with management and had to contact its law firm instead. Except we never said we had retained an attorney. We hadn’t even contacted one. We only wanted professional legal advice. So we immediately corrected that misunderstanding in writing and agreed to contact the firm as instructed.

And here’s where it gets baffling.

A couple of hours later, I called the law firm, explained the situation, and told the woman on the phone that management had prohibited us from communicating with them directly. The representative seemed confused, asked for my name, and searched for our information. They had absolutely nothing on file about us or the dispute.
She told me she would contact management to find out what was going on. From that, we can safely assume that both legal and corporate are investigating this.

Meanwhile, we’re also dealing with severe, prolonged pounding noises from the apartment above us, often lasting for hours at a time and frequently interrupting our evening activities, that are sometimes forceful enough to rattle ceiling fixtures and make us leave our own home to escape the noise. The neighbor declined to cooperate when we asked him to keep it down and management has done little to meaningfully address that problem either, saying that because he “has kids” and “it’s outside quiet hours,” there’s nothing they can do. Of course, given the severity, we don’t buy this.

At this point, what began as a straightforward request to stop marijuana smoke from entering our apartment has turned into a dispute over management’s conduct and contractual obligations, its handling of repeated complaints, and its decision to cut off direct communication after we mentioned seeking legal advice. We have retained the emails, dated complaints, management notices, and other documentation supporting this timeline and organized them into a single file with a detailed chronology for an attorney to review.

We weren’t asking for anything extraordinary. We just want to be able to live comfortably in the apartment we’re paying our hard-earned money for.

So here’s my question: Does this sound like grounds for a serious lawsuit under Utah law, or are we overestimating how much management's written admissions and conduct matter?

Location: California

Hi everyone,

I'm posting because I honestly don't know where else to turn and would appreciate some advice.

My 7-year-old brother recently came home from school with a bruise on his face after being hit by another student. According to my younger siblings, this student had been physically aggressive toward him multiple times before, although the school and the other child's parents dispute those previous incidents.

The school did take action by sending the student home early, and he apologized. I acknowledge that, but I'm still worried about preventing future incidents.

What concerns me even more is how the principal handled the situation.

My mother speaks limited English, so I've been communicating with the school on behalf of our family.

I had two respectful phone conversations with the other child's mother. Although we disagreed on some things, both calls ended calmly. During our second call, I suggested a joint Zoom meeting with both families and the school, and she responded positively, saying, "That's a great idea! I'm going to email the school right now."

However, the following morning, the principal called and said the other parents had come to school extremely upset and that I had made them uncomfortable. The principal seemed to have already formed a negative opinion of me without even asking for my side of the story.

During the call, the principal's tone was very rude and dismissive. When I said, "I don't like your tone. You need to be more respectful," the principal shouted, "Well, I don't like your tone either! I regret connecting you with their parents!"

The principal also made comments suggesting that my mother and I might not understand how things work in America because we had immigrated relatively recently, implying that incidents like this weren't such a big deal here.

When I explained that my brother was afraid of the other student, the principal said he was "making things up in his head, a threat that doesn't exist."

The principal also repeatedly insisted, "It's done! It's DONE!" and "There's nothing you can do. There's nothing I can do," emphasizing that the student had already apologized and received consequences.

My younger sister also reported that the same student had made a "ching chong" remark toward her last school year. When I brought it up, the principal responded, "But why didn't she tell the teacher if that actually happened?" The school has since spoken with the children and is looking into it upon my request.

Here's what I'm struggling with.

Right now, I'm considering writing a detailed account of what happened, including the incidents, my conversations with the other parents and the principal, and our concerns about future safety, and sending it to the school just to have everything documented in writing.

But I'm not sure whether that's the appropriate way to handle this, whether it could make things worse, or even how to properly write such a letter.

I didn't grow up in the U.S., so I'm unfamiliar with how these situations are normally handled here. I've tried reaching out for free legal consultations, but haven't been able to get any actual guidance.

Would simply sending a written statement to the school be a reasonable step? Should it be addressed to someone else? What should I include or avoid saying to protect my siblings and properly document everything without unnecessarily escalating the situation?

I'd really appreciate any advice or personal experiences, especially from anyone familiar with California schools.

Thank you so much for reading. I'm just trying to protect my younger siblings while handling this as carefully as possible.

Hey folks. I’m in a really bad situation at my workplace and I need to get out. I have a few questions that I’ll share at the end, but I need to give context first.

Location: Ohio

To start: I work in a charter school and it is a horrifically toxic workplace environment. Admin is telling us that they don’t want to take power away from us in the same breath that they’re questioning our actions in front of the students we teach. I’ve been pushed to the point of screaming and tears multiple times in the four weeks we’ve had students. We’ve had four staff members quit, two were terminated (at least one without cause), and one is on paid administrative leave with an attorney on retainer. Multiple others are actively looking for work elsewhere. HR has been to my school to ask all sorts of questions about if our administration has been giving people preferential treatment and if we felt like retaliation was occurring. Our administration also instructed us to not go over their heads (management), and HR was really interested in that, too. \\\*\\\*I also had a student who tried to assault me and came within centimeters of making contact.\\\*\\\* Administration tried to dismiss my fear of this student as racially-motivated, \\\*which I have on audio recording\\\*. Unfortunately, my fear was proven justified, as he viciously went after another student only days later. He has since been unenrolled.

Second, to my understanding, we are currently not in federal compliance with the amount of aides we are required to have. So many teachers are gone that the two aides we have are both acting in a teaching role. Therefore, they are unavailable to provide us with the support we need for our students. One of them is actively on the way out with a final day scheduled, and the other is interviewing elsewhere. Administration themselves are covering classes because we have so few staff.

Third, we have been assigned duties that make it impossible to eat lunch on certain days. I don’t know how this impacts me because I’m salaried and I’m not at a public school, but we only got 20 minutes anyway. Now, we are being forced into lunch duty where eating food is unrealistic at best and impossible at worst. We are expected to actively supervise students and stand at the doors. We were given no say in this whatsoever. The only other time we have during the day without students or duties is our planning period, during specials, and some teachers have been losing that lately, too, due to understaffing.

Finally, my mental health is suffering to an extent I’ve never seen before as a result of all this. I’ve been stable on my medications for YEARS. Now, after four weeks of this nonsense, my depression symptoms are returning with a vengeance. I called off today because the thought of going to work today genuinely made me want to cry. I came home from work yesterday and cried on and off for well over two hours. I need to get out of this place for health and well-being reasons at this point.

That leads me to my questions:

1. What things can I report to the school’s sponsor, the state, and corporate compliance without looking like an idiot? What would they actually care about?
2. My contract states I have to pay a lot of money if I leave before the year ends. Can I get out of this if I resign for medical reasons with documentation from a doctor?
3. Would I have any chance at unemployment if I quit (for mental health or toxic workplace), or if I made them fire me? I haven’t had any disciplinary action taken against me at all yet.

I’d appreciate any and all insight that you all can offer. Thanks so much in advance.

I’m genuinely curious about something I’ve noticed in this subreddit throughout the Lindsay Clancy trial and its aftermath.
During the trial, the overwhelming sentiment seemed to be admiration for Redd’s aggressive courtroom tactics, showmanship, and willingness to be absolutely cutthroat. I understand that. His job was to advocate for his client, and effective trial advocacy isn’t necessarily pretty. Winning matters. Jurors are human, susceptible to emotion, persuasion, and theatrics. I get why attorneys might appreciate someone who knows how to exploit those dynamics.
What I don’t understand is why that admiration seems to have persisted almost uncritically after the trial.
I’ve seen remarkably little condemnation of Redd’s continued behavior, including the controversy surrounding his public identification of the lone holdout juror. Instead, I’ve seen attorneys criticize that juror for admitting that the potential length of Clancy’s psychiatric commitment influenced his thinking.
Meanwhile, I haven’t seen nearly the same scrutiny directed toward the other jurors, some of whom have made media appearances and discussed their social media activity and deliberations. Why isn’t that attracting comparable professional criticism?
Then there’s the actual evidence.
I’ve seen attorneys confidently repeat claims that Clancy was heavily medicated for months, despite toxicology results and medication records that, to my understanding, substantially complicate that narrative. There is also evidence suggesting planning and deliberation, while the evidence supporting psychosis at the time of the killings seems far less compelling than the defense’s narrative would suggest.
Reasonable people can disagree about criminal responsibility. But I would expect attorneys, of all people, to distinguish between an effective defense narrative and what the evidence actually establishes.
Instead, some of the commentary feels almost like sports fandom. Redd is the impressive fighter, the defense is the team everyone is rooting for, and criticism of either is treated as though you’re missing the brilliance of the performance.
So my questions for practicing attorneys are:
Are lawyers generally more inclined to admire effective advocacy, even when they disagree with the facts, ethics, or ultimate outcome?
Does professional identification with a defense attorney make lawyers less willing to criticize his behavior outside the courtroom?
Why does skepticism about the defense’s psychiatric narrative seem so uncommon here, given the available evidence?
Is there a meaningful distinction in legal culture between admiring someone for winning and approving of how they conduct themselves?
I had always assumed attorneys, because of their training, would be particularly rigorous about separating evidence from persuasion. Some of the commentary I’ve encountered has challenged that assumption.
I’m not suggesting that every attorney must agree with my interpretation of the evidence. I’m asking why the discussion seems so lopsided, why questionable behavior receives so little scrutiny, and whether what I’m observing is representative of the profession or simply the particular lawyers participating in these threads.
I’d genuinely appreciate thoughtful responses, especially from attorneys who can explain this dynamic without reducing it to being on one side or the other.

I am seeking legal advice regarding a dispute with a contractor who completed chip-seal work on our driveway and then presented us with paperwork showing a $35,000 charge. We never received or approved a quote for that amount, and we did not sign a contract.

Here is our account of what occurred:

1. The contractor told us he had material left over from a nearby job. He offered to chip seal as much of our driveway as the remaining material would cover for $5,500. We agreed to that work. No square footage was discussed.
2. We asked whether the remainder of the driveway could also be completed and told him that we wanted a quote. He said he could obtain additional material and quoted a rate of $2.75 per square foot. However, he did not provide the proposed square footage, the additional cost, or a total project price.
3. Although we acknowledged the per-square-foot rate, we did not tell him to proceed with the additional work and never knowingly authorized a project totaling $35,000. We were not given a written or verbal estimate of the total cost before the work was completed.
4. The contractor completed the work on October 6, 2026. We did not know the claimed square footage or total price while the work was being performed.
5. On October 7, after the work was already completed, the contractor gave us a document marked “Contract.” It listed the work as chip sealing with CRS-2P and included a one-year warranty. The document stated a price of $2.75 per square foot, an area of 12,749 square feet, and a balance of $35,000. “Pd in full” was handwritten near the balance.
6. The document was presented before any measurement of the driveway had been taken or communicated to us. The figure of 12,749 square feet and the $35,000 total were never provided to us before the work was performed.
7. The paperwork lists a $0 down payment. The payment due dates are crossed out, there are no start or completion dates, the job-address field is blank, and no contractor registration number appears on the document.
8. The contractor signed the document, but the owner and witness signature lines are blank on our copy. We did not sign it.
9. The document also refers to a three-business-day right to cancel and an attached Notice of Cancellation, even though it was not provided until after the work had already been completed.

We would appreciate your advice regarding the following questions:

• Can this after-the-fact document be treated as an enforceable contract when we never signed it or approved the square footage or total price?
• Did agreeing that $2.75 per square foot could be the rate, without being told the square footage or total cost, authorize the contractor to proceed with $35,000 of work?
• What amount, if any, might we legally owe beyond the original $5,500 agreement?
• Did the contractor violate any Washington contractor-registration, disclosure, written-contract, or consumer-protection requirements?
• Could the contractor file a construction lien against our property, and what should we do now to protect ourselves?
• Should we dispute the amount in writing immediately, and should we avoid making any payment or signing anything until the dispute is resolved?

Can anybody help me

I have an arraignment for contempt of order on oct 14th. And i didnt do anything i literally work and study computer science. And just finished a coursera certificate for jr software development. I cant believe this is happening. I have problems with these people which are my wife and her father. They have abused me and hit me numerous times in the past. Currently they have both orchestrated two retraining order cases on me after i was out of town doing work for 3 months. I actually left becasue the dad was stalking me and following me around my area going in the alleyway of my apartment sitting there. Somedays he would be at the end near the main road where i go out to the city and hes waiting there. After a while from january to april i could barely concentrate i was so stressed and bothered i left to my friends in may. After wards i went to the facility where i thought it was perfect timing to get away and make some money. I actually in fact i have a coursera calendar showing the days of my certificate not being worked during the january through april times of him stalking me. I had one month of rest and the next month i finished the whole 6 month certficate in one month. This shows his stalking had a profound effect on me.

I also work alot almost 12 hr days. So im busy and have no time to contact this individual .In fact the daughter contacted me when she had an order days after she got it and said "now youll miss me". I have videos also of him following several days and timelines of his stalking. He followed me this whole year up until i got a restraining order temporary on him. He stopped until oct 5 that is and i reported it and has a violation. I also reported his stalking to a detective. And said there is a misdeamnor filed to the city attorney.

Im worried and scared. I have 30 years of a clean record and this is the first time i have ever had anything bad happen to me on my record the moment i met these people.

I attempted restraining orders in the past in april 20 but didnt had not enough evidence and filed another one again on may but couldnt make it as i was due for work and i needed to make it. Should i show these attempts and then suggest they tried retaliatory tactics to file theirs in june. Which they did when i left out of town.

They call and text death threats all the time . I have copies and records and even a voicemail of him saying "youre going to be in jail thats where your going to be". The girl broke and entered into my apartment and even took my spectrum box and before put my account in her name. She has a copy of my key . She also one time similar to this had and this sounds out there but she did it, took my dog that was put on her fathers protective order in 2020 long story , and put him in my new apt in 2021. I dont know if she wanted to get me in trouble or coudnt keep him in their apt. So i have security footage of it.

To explain a bit more he had a restraining order on me. This guy attacked me punched me in the sides from one side of the living room to the other . The momentum skidded me from his onslaught. He was so ridiculous after he asked" are we good "and ignored him and walked away. He then secretly filed a police report but filed a court order and didnt serve me and got it granted lying to the court obviously pretending he did. I lived with him for 2 months and then he asked me to move with him to another location and did. I didnt know he had an order at the time . In fact i didnt know until 2024. So we moved i live with him for 4 months at the new apt until he changed the locks randomly. He took the dog i had and put him on the order and then about a few months later i got a new apt. There she took the dog there after we got on good terms and i gave her a key stupidly. And have security footage of her taking the dog there and throwing him out my doorway where he defecates and then she picks him up and puts him back in my apt.

These people are atrocious then the daughter filed an order on me in 2024. She got a tro granted and didnt serve me and finally shockingly for the first time ever i was arrested to my dismay . This was the most sick and vile experience that no one deserved. After i went to the family court case next . Now she got her order denied after the judge discovered she abused me and admitted to it after i explained it. She then later months violated the order . The police did nothing then violated it again and came to me asking me to lift and be on good terms i foolishly did. And then all hell broke loose. There was conflict that led me to kicking her out. Afterward so i could get away from her forever.

I filed for divorce which she just filed days ago for continuance until april of next year. So thats the summary.

I want to know what to bring and explain for the arraignment the father filed a violation for. Which is two annoying call logs misdeamnors, 1 criminal threat and 1 contempt of order. Four crimes.

For him i have him violating an order following me to a store oct 5. I reported it today . I have texts and call logs and a timeline .i have him calling me while i was at the police station today . Recorded of not him talking just me talking and verifying and screenrecording of it. To show his persistence. And harrassment. He has a voice email threatening to send me to jail in sept 10. He filed the violation sept 9 and 15. I filed his stalking me to a detective who sent it to the city attorney to be processed .Im going to file contempt of order because police officers today would only file him following me and not the text and calls because they say its not verifiable even though it mentions him saying you "dont kick my daughter out "and "im a send you to jail" just like in his voicemail. Its laughable that they pretend thats not him. Regardless once adetecitve is assigned i can ask them to . So for now im going to file for motion for contempt of order tomorrow . He also has a ro case against him on the 21st this month but i dont know if ill make it because of the four misdeamnors and probation my wifes tro has done. It is still in affect.

Im also waiting for a refund for funds that i was thinking i would use for a private lawyer. Or im wondering is my evidence enough that i can simply use a public defender . Or are public defenders just as good as private lawyers . Any advice

Arraignment serious question

I have an arraignment for contempt of order on oct 14th. My wifes father has filed a restraining order on me in july. He filed that i violated it when i have not only not done anything but have been followed by him, stalked by him , called and texted me deaththreats . Hes crazy and has a mental illnesss and is a prior felon. I am sitting here at home and i literally work and study computer science. And just finished a coursera certificate for jr software development. I cant believe this is happening. I have problems with these people which are my wife and her father. They have abused me and hit me numerous times in the past.

Currently they have both orchestrated two restraining order cases on me while i was out of town. So they knew i was out of town. So i wouldnt be there to defend myself. He stalks my area and neighborhood knowing my where abouts not seeing me come out knowing i was gone also i towed my cars for parking renovations at my apt . So he saw that and planned accordingly.

For the arraignment matter the father recently filed for 4 crimes. 1 contempt of order, criminal threat, and 2 annoying call logs. This guy is trying to get me in trouble.

A little info for claification the daughter lived with me recently from january to july 2025 until i kicked her out. She was too conflicting to the point it was too much. Then she went to a homeless shelter and ever since dec 204 and jan 2025 the dad has been following me around my area. And mad apparently because of that.

I attempted two restraining order cases. First in April there was not enough evidence . I tried again in may but couldnt go because of work . Then i left in June out of town until August. When i was back this guy was texting calling me and following me in his car all around my area. He wouldnt stop. I then got a voicemail September 10th saying he was going to send me to jail. I filed with a detective the stalking, texts , and calls which they submitted to a city attorney for processing as a misdemeanor .

I also want to mention he hes done this before. He got one in 2020. I didnt know about it the entire time i was living with him . He didnt serve me and lied to the court pretending he did and had the order on me the whole time. i lived with him while it was active and he even asked me to move with him in 2months after. i did and we lived in a new apt for 4 months. Then he changed the locks one day and i had to go. Still i didnt know about this order until 2024. And speaking of 2024 in that year the daughter filed a restraining order as well not serving me properly either. Lying pretending she did. One day at the mall She then came up to me several times asking me questions i thought was odd because we were on bad terms. i didnt get why she was being so nice. Then the next few days the police came and to my dismay and surprise for the first time took me into custody. So apparently she planned me sitting there and having the police come to do this. Shes sick .

Back to the present this dad has a history of filing orders and making up lies to the court to get revenge for little personal disputes. Hs insecure and attacked me for talking to his daughter in 2019 which is what prompted him to get the order i mentioned in 2020. Once he told me i have to drive with him and fight him in order to continue to stay at his apt .He even attacked me for food even because he felt like someone was eating his food and felt his dominance in the household was being challenged which is why he started the fight. There are no reasons besides imasculinity , fear that is generated from nothing but this own paranoia and hes also mentally ill, diagnosed with schizophrenia. A big problem. He talks to himself sometimes in the car and in his tv. He stands on a bed for hours staring at the wall with a pipe in his hand . He was standing in defense position almost cowaring down like someone is coming at him. And he would stand there for hours with his wife screaming at him calling him stupid and silly and to get off the bed. His wife also talks to herself in the open at times. Thats what im dealing with . But then when we're out in public and this guy puts an act on somehow and tries to fit in like hes normal. I have to deal with this .

I also got a case opened for the 21st. I have a temporary restraining order on him. From that now he violated. He followed me into a store . And i drove off. He had kept texting and calling me also. I reported these incidents to the police but they wouldnt take the texts saying they cant say its him unless he declares its him. So i filed for contempt of order and theres a case in november now. So i have contempt of order against him, a violation of restraining order filed by the police , and texts and calls . I also have his threat to go to jail in a voicemail. Any idea what i can bring to the arraignment to help my chances. This is insane. Im not familiar with court cases as i ve never been involved with problems before i have a clean record of nothing before this for 30 years. Will the court see 30 plus years of a clean record with nothing but activity happening at the onset of the daughters false violation and these charges something they will clearly see as an innocent being wronged. An innocent who is being painted as a criminal by criminals who have been in the system and using their knowledge of their past crimes to apply what they learned to manipulate court orders . Then abuse power to mislead court into punishing an innocent person they want revenge on.

Btw the texts say if you kick my daughter out i kick you out and said im going to send you to jail. And he said your wife doesnt like you anymore. Who else would it be.

I also have 6 videos of him following me.

Im also waiting for a refund that i would use for a private lawyer. Or im wondering is my evidence enough that i can simply use a public defender . Any advice

PayPal permanently limited my personal account on September 26, 2023. PayPal later stated that funds could be held for 180 days, but approximately three years later it continues to withhold $14,728
PayPal's written communications are contradictory.
Its Unclaimed Property department identified the $14,728 balance and provided withdrawal instructions. PayPal later stated my account was “active and can be used as normal.” Another representative instructed me to request transfer of the funds to another active PayPal account or a check. I followed those instructions, but PayPal subsequently stated that transfer and withdrawal were unavailable because the account remained permanently restricted.

PayPal has also provided inconsistent explanations concerning the date of limitation, the applicable holding period, and the reason for continued retention. Most recently, PayPal acknowledged these inconsistencies.
I am evaluating Tennessee consumer-protection and contract remedies. I have extensive documentary evidence as well as proper framed demand letter that articulates all of their inconsistencies they have shared in recent communications.

I have drawn a table discussing all that and their breaches. 
My questions: What Tennessee causes of action potentially apply? Does PayPal have to identify the contractual/legal authority for withholding the funds for approximately three years? What procedural steps should I take before filing in Tennessee General Sessions Court?

Any pro bono attorney or office you know which can help forward official attorney demand letter besides myself doing it as that carries some seriousness of the intent?
My case and demand letters are well drafted and attorney will just go through the work, advise and perhaps represent if they might be willing and it's why I mentioned contingency. 

Please don't refer me to state legal aid office. They only give you advise but most cannot represent you besides legal advice they offer to the case. I've called local state office who have told me to share complaint but never gotten any response. I'm low income so by me asking for pro bono or contingency, I understand the holes in my pockets and the much I can scratch myself to.

I do believe there are do godder attorneys out here and I'm just optimistic. Will cater for all case filing and service costs. Thank you. Location: Tennessee.

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Hi, I’m a first year college student interested in law hoping to get some limited legal experience like shadowing an attorney or maybe there’s some sort other easy job in a law firm I don’t know about that you guys can tell me about. I don’t have any connections to anybody in the legal field, so how should I approach this? Email, if so, how should I ask? Call? Try and set up an in person meeting? Something else?

From Pennsylvania, not sure if it’s relevant, but I have to add it.