A different “slant” on free speech
A Portland, Oregon band performed, in a sense, before the U.S. Supreme Court in January, 2017. Simon Tam’s rock group,
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.
For starters, make your voice heard*
Nona Hungate is a 15-year-old student in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her letter to the editor of the local newspaper* was published
Anti-cyberbullying efforts underway in many countries in 2017
If you thought cyberbullying was unique to the U.S., you’d be wrong. Since www stands for the “world wide web,”
How can a President be impeached?
To impeach a public official is to charge that person with misconduct while in office. It can happen to both state
How can a judge block the president’s order?
We received this question in our Teen Chat room – how can a judge block the president’s order? Considering what’s
2017 starts with 13-year-old’s bullycide
Few details are available at this point, but reports from Pueblo, Colorado, indicate that a thirteen year-old girl who had been
Can a fictitious child land you in prison?
This is a question that an Arizona Court of Appeals recently considered. The case involved Dale Allen Wright,* an adult who solicited a postal inspector
Caution when using Twitter
A Flagstaff, Arizona teen may be facing serious charges once a police investigation is completed. On the first day or
Jodi aka Joe kicked out of Boy Scouts
Although the Boy Scouts recently changed their membership policy to allow gay scouts and leaders, their position on transgender scouts
Teen parents and car safety
As teen parents, we hope you understand the danger in leaving your babies and young children in the car for even