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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

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40-year-old charged with cyberbullying teen girl

A 17-year-old girl in Missouri started receiving calls, emails, text messages and pornographic photos on her cell phone from men 

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Teens misuse of ADHD prescription drugs soar

Misinformation about FDA-approved, prescription drugs is leading to abuse of attention-deficit medications. Kids are taking ADHD drugs to get high 

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Gang members told to stay off Internet

A judge in England is fed up with gang members making threatening gestures in online photos. In sentencing nine members 

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Facebook bully goes to jail

England has cracked down on cyberbullies.  Believed to be the first person jailed for threatening messages on a social networking 

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Homemade posters at elementary school censored for religious message

“Come pray with us”  –  “In God we trust” These were two of the phrases added to posters made to 

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What is contempt of court?

Clifton Williams, 33, of Illinois found out in July, 2009 when he was in court for his cousin’s sentencing on 

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Migrant teens develop computer skills

Did you know that there are an estimated 1.3 million migrant families in the United States that follow the seasons 

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Online GLBTQ High School first of it’s kind

For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender or Questioning teenagers, regular school may be a place of torture. Many students experience bullying, 

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Does plagiarism claim against ‘Twilight’ author have any fangs?

[Warning – if you have not read Stephenie Meyer’s fourth book in the ‘Twilight’ series, “Breaking Dawn”, you may not 

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Lying about your age may mean jail

In July 2009, a girl in Texas got caught shoplifting at a Target store. When questioned by police, she had no 

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