Flipping off the judge – not smart!
Penelope Soto was in court in Florida for possession of Xanax in February, 2013. The 18-year-old was obviously not taking her
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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.
Fines for harrassing teachers online
House Bill 1364 has been introduced into the Indiana Legislature in 2013. If passed, the new law will allow for
Tennessee attempts to limit talking about homosexuality
A state senator in Tennessee has attempted for six years to get a law passed that would prohibit school teachers from
Student bullies through Instagram
Whenever a new technological advance comes on the market or a new app is created, someone will inevitably use it
Teen girls may now be sent into combat
When we say “teens” we mean girls who are 17 to 19 and serve in the military. Technically speaking they
Canadian sentenced for Twitter harassment
In 2011, Jean-Francois Champagne used Twitter to harass celebrities, a hockey player and others. The 21-year-old pleaded guilty to criminal
Wyoming mom gets tough on drunk son
Here’s another story about a parent taking swift and hopefully effective action when she discovered that her 16-year-old son got
Tweet turns into two year jail term
As you know, people in many countries live under strict laws without freedom of speech as we enjoy in the
New sexting law tested in Pennsylvania
Two students at Greenburg Salem Middle School, Pennsylvania have received tickets for a sexting incident last October. The unnamed students
16-year-old girl threatens to blow up school
A few days before the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, 2012, a student at Red