One year in jail for possessing a cell phone?
That’s the penalty in Vermont proposed in a bill introduced in the state legislature in January, 2020. State Senator John
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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.
Three teens elected to their state’s legislature*
In the November, 2018 elections across America, three 19 year-old students were on their state’s ballot and won. They campaigned
Arizona is 48th state to ban TWD
It took the state of Arizona ten years and multiple traffic deaths to come to its senses regarding texting while
“I don’t have a signature”
These were the words of 11-year-old Naomi Wadler of Alexandria, Virginia. You may remember this amazing, articulate fifth-grader from the
Cyberbullying a minor is a crime in West Virginia
Another state has criminalized online bullying of a minor (a victim under age 18). The West Virginia legislature passed House
This 12-year-old understands the First Amendment
How many of you, when confronted by a police officer, would talk back or question the officer? How many 12-year-old
Yearbook photo blows up on governor of Virginia
Another word of caution when posting or posing for photos. They have a way of catching up with you. When
Another state criminalizes cyberbullying in 2019
Michigan defines cyberbullying as posting a message or statement onto a public media forum with the intent to mislead, damage,
Does the Fifth Amendment protect you from providing your passwords?
G.A.Q.L. was a teenager in Florida when he was involved in a car crash, killing one of his passengers. The
Kudos to Parkland students
You may remember Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012 for