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Laws regulate many aspects of your life—from how late you can stay out at night to whether you can sign a contract or cross the border.
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Can my juvenile record be destroyed?
[caption id="attachment_1104" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo by Publik15 (Flickr)"][/caption] Adults of all ages return to court asking for their juvenile records to be destroyed. The reasons vary: a new ...
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Does the death penalty apply to teens?
[caption id="attachment_1108" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Photo by Upturnedface (Flickr)"][/caption] When Billy was fifteen years old, he and his brother and two friends brutally murdered Billy′s brother-in-law. Billy kicked and ...
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Can I be put in jail?
If you′re locked up by the police or because of a court order, against your will and away from home, you′re most likely in jail. It may be referred to as detention, lock-up, secure care, or some ...
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Can I be tried in adult court?
[caption id="attachment_1133" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Photo by Matt McGhee"][/caption] Regardless of your age, if the crime is serious, the prosecutor may file charges against you in adult court or ...
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What happens in juvenile court?
[caption id="attachment_1128" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Photo by Cliff1066 (Flickr)"][/caption] Some people call it “juvy,” “children′s court,” “juvenile court,” or “juvenile hall.” The names change from state to state, but ...
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Is every court decision final?
Once a decision is made by a judge or a jury at the trial court level, anyone can ask a higher court to review his or her case. The right to appeal isn′t automatic in ...
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What is a jury?
[caption id="attachment_1147" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Po Yang (Flickr)"][/caption] A jury has been described as a random slice of the community chosen to decide a lawsuit. After you turn eighteen, ...
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Why are there so many different courts?
Throughout the United States, there are courts with different responsibilities and authority. The courts derive their authority from state and federal constitutions, and from laws passed by state legislatures and Congress. [caption id="attachment_1155" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Photo ...
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What is a lawsuit?
Have you ever worked for someone, baby-sat, or done yard work and not been paid? Was your first car a lemon and the seller refused to do anything about it?...
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