Mom charged with hacking into son’s Facebook account
Lane New is a 16 year-old boy who lives with his grandmother. While visiting his mother, Denise New, he used
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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.
Miranda warnings take a hit
For almost three hours in 2001, Van Chester Thompkins was questioned by the police while in custody. A year earlier,
Student sues over confiscated cell phone
When N.N. was a senior at Tunkhannock High School in Pennsylvania, her principal took her cell phone and searched it.
Bystanders vital in anti-bullying campaign
The Cartoon Network is taking on bullying in its programming this Fall. Starting October 1, 2010, a campaign begins on
No life sentence without parole for most juveniles
Terrance Graham was 16 in 2003 when he robbed a restaurant in Florida. Another teen with Terrance beat the manager
Arizona teen lobbies for federal laws
With the help of 16-year-old Snow White Schwartzmann, the National Federation of the Blind is pushing two bills in Congress
Students caught in immigration debate
In March, 2010 Jessica Colotl was pulled over by campus police at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She received a
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
“The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alexander McCall Smith (1998). Precious Ramotswe was a traditionally built woman in Gaborone,
Never too old to graduate from college
“It’s taken me a long time because I’ve had a busy life,” explained 94-year-old Hazel Soares. In May, 2010, Hazel
Teens text while driving in driver’s ed
Approximately 25 states have banned texting while driving [TWD]. Some states go a step further and require teens to take