Teen succeeds in fight for religious freedom in the workplace
In 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf of Tulsa, Oklahoma, interviewed for a job at clothing store Abercrombie & Fitch. Samantha is
Judge Tom
Judge Tom is the founder and moderator of AsktheJudge.info. He is a retired juvenile judge and spent 23 years on the bench. He has written several books for lawyers and judges as well as teens and parents including 'Teen Cyberbullying Investigated' (Free Spirit Publishing) and 'Every Vote Matters: the Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court' (Free Spirit Publishing). In 2020, the American Bar Association published "Cyberbullying Law," the nation's first case-law book written for lawyers, judges and law students. When he's not answering teens' questions, Judge Tom volunteers with the American Red Cross and can be found hiking, traveling and reading.
25% of Supreme Court decisions in 2015 were 5-4 votes
What would life in America look like if just one Supreme Court justice voted differently? In the Court’s 2014-2015 term
Our Union is now “a little more perfect”
On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court approved unions in the LGBT community as legal. In a 5 to
Gun violence hits again, this time in church
Once again, America is faced with an inconceivable mass murder. On June 17, 2015, 21-year old, Dylann Roof attended a
Heartwarming Father’s Day story??
What happened to Norman Rockwell’s small town America? Remember his illustration of a typical lemonade stand? Two young sisters in
Coming out at graduation
More and more teenagers are coming out to their parents and friends as tolerance grows for the LGBT community. We
Suggestive text messages lead to lawyer’s resignation
Don’t think teens are the only ones who get into trouble for inappropriate text messages or cyberbullying. John Diehl is
18-year-old invents a “smart gun”
18-year-old, Kai Kloepfer, lives in Colorado. He is a senior at Fairview High School in Boulder. He was 15 when
8th grader’s Facebook rant against teacher is “protected speech”
That’s right – a federal district court judge in Oregon called Braeden Burge’s off-campus posts an attempt to elicit a
Another senior prank gone awry
Every year we tell you about prom mishaps and questionable senior pranks. We hope you learn from them. This year,