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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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Is “i-dosing” the next teen craze?

All it takes is a computer, an MP3 player and headphones.  Getting high on the Internet is a new phenomenon 

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Texting self backfires

Jeanne Mundango Manunga and her boyfriend broke up in 2008.  The 25-year-old didn’t take it well and decided to get 

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Radical tips for parents about cyberbullying

The Internet age has led to a different kind of teen bullying called cyberbullying.  A website’s prefix “www” stands for 

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High school pranks lead to felony charges

 In May, 2010, two students at Williams Field High School in  Arizona decided to set off the sprinkler heads on 

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American teens recruited for drug smuggling

2009 witnessed an 83% increase over 2008 in the number of teenagers caught smuggling drugs into Arizona from Mexico.  130 

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Cyberbullying linked to psychiatric and social issues

Traditional bullying involves face-to-face taunts  –  where the victim knows who the bully is.  It has escalated to cyberbullying sometimes 

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High Court strengthens protection of gays

A California law school refused to recognize a Christian student group that refused membership to gays. The Christian Legal Society 

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Justice John Paul Stevens made a difference in your life

Justice John Paul Stevens retired when the latest session of the U. S. Supreme Court ended in June, 2010. After 35 

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Teachers become students at the Supreme Court

Every summer the U.S. Supreme Court sponsors a six-day program for social studies teachers.  The Summer Institute for Teachers began 

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Don’t expect cell phone privacy at work

Jeff Quon was issued a pager when he was hired to work for the Ontario Police Department in California.  The 

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