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You are a solo attorney with a focus on civil rights (constitutional issues). You have been consulted by a prospect client, a female who is
You are a solo attorney with a focus on civil rights (constitutional issues). You have been consulted by a prospect client, a female who is 25-years of age, and she relays the following: After a two-year relationship with a man who at times was abusive toward her physically, she broke off the relationship. But before they broke off the relationship, they exchanged angry texts with one another, texts in which they both made veiled threats against each other, e.g., "wait till everyone hears what you have done," or "you aren't going to like what happens next." They both got temporary restraining orders against each other using the text as evidence. She was arrested for violating that order when he entered a restaurant where she was having a meal. He called the police who arrived after she had finished eating but before she paid the bill. He claimed he was at the restaurant first. But when he showed up at her apartment, and remained outside in his car for about two hours, ultimately stealing her dog from the backyard, the police ignored her calls for help.
1). What legal issue(s) exist here? 2). What legal rules apply? 3). How do those rules apply? 4). What do you advise the client about his legal rights?
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