Does your school track you on campus?
Two public schools in Texas are testing “smart” ID cards this school year. It is a new method of keeping
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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.
Teen acts quickly to help storm-ravaged town
Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast on October 29, 2012 with a vengeance. Many communities suffered wind, water and fire
High school newspapers confiscated for screenshot of F-bomb
The first issue of the 2012-2013 school year’s student newspaper in Oregon was censored in October, 2012. The Bronco Blaze
California bans “reparative therapy” for LGBT minors
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on September 29, 2012 outlawing nonscientific therapies, including reparative therapy, to overcome homosexuality. The California
Supreme Court will hear two cases without lawyers representing the plaintiffs
Most cases that wind their way through the appellate courts are never heard by the highest court in the land
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We at AsktheJudge strongly believe in empowering youth one question at a time, which is why Judge Tom and the
Teen succeeds in fighting airbrushed photos in Seventeen Magazine
Julia Bluhm is an eighth grade ballet dancer in Waterville, Maine. She is 14-years-old and led a crusade against airbrushed photos in
Bullying victim converts bully to tolerance
Balpreet Kaur was standing in line at Ohio State’s University Library. Unbeknownst to her, someone took her picture and posted
How one vote can shape a nation and your life*
Why should you vote? Consider the following real-life story: Thirteen year-old Jackson Tiago was in seventh grade at Ingleside Middle
Yearbook photos banned at Minnesota school
At Menagha High School in Minnesota, seniors are allowed to submit a photo of themselves for the yearbook. There are