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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

cyberbullying
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Cyberbullying in 2016 continues to claim teen lives

Although bullycides are no longer front-page news, they continue to occur around the world. Here is a sample of a few 2016 

Facebook burnout
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Teen claims privacy violation in lawsuit against her parents over Facebook photos

An 18 year-old girl in Austria is suing her parents because they refuse to remove more than 500 photos of 

one vote
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Close elections and why you need to vote

We hope you’re planning to vote in this year’s presidential election. It comes on November 8, 2016 and your participation, 

after school app
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Apps your parents should know about

Similar to the Yik Yak app for college students, high school students are now using “After School.” Created as an alternative to 

I voted
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Attention teen voters

For many of you that are 17, 18 or 19, this November will be your first opportunity to vote in 

U.S. Constitution
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Some little known facts about the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution became the law of the land in 1787. What follows are a few lesser known facts about 

gavel
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What does “full faith and credit” mean?

The U.S. Constitution provides that “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, Per 

Stephen Rogata
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Teen scales Trump Tower for attention

In August, 2016, nineteen year-old, Stephen Rogata, used suction cups to climb the 58-story Trump Tower in New York City. The 

Claire Rowe Stamp Out Cyberbullying
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High school freshman works to “stamp out cyberbullying”

Claire Rowe is going into her sophomore year at LaDue High School in St. Louis, Missouri. While in the eighth grade, she was 

Election day
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Are voter ID laws constitutional?

Voter identification laws have increased throughout the country since the U.S. Supreme Court opinion Shelby County v. Holder (decided in 

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