Close elections and why you need to vote
We hope you’re planning to vote in this year’s presidential election. It comes on November 8, 2016 and your participation,
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.
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Similar to the Yik Yak app for college students, high school students are now using “After School.” Created as an alternative to
Attention teen voters
For many of you that are 17, 18 or 19, this November will be your first opportunity to vote in
Some little known facts about the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution became the law of the land in 1787. What follows are a few lesser known facts about
What does “full faith and credit” mean?
The U.S. Constitution provides that “Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, Per
Teen scales Trump Tower for attention
In August, 2016, nineteen year-old, Stephen Rogata, used suction cups to climb the 58-story Trump Tower in New York City. The
High school freshman works to “stamp out cyberbullying”
Claire Rowe is going into her sophomore year at LaDue High School in St. Louis, Missouri. While in the eighth grade, she was
How many American soldiers will die under a Trump administration?
Does this sound farfetched or like a gloom & doom forecast? Well, twelve months ago, so was the prospect of Donald
“Every Vote Matters” (sometimes)
“Every Vote Matters: The Power of Your Voice, from Student Elections to the Supreme Court“ (Free Spirit Publishing) was published
Can Pokémon Go get you in trouble?
Now that Pokémon Go is the latest craze, some of our readers have written in asking about the downside. Can