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Does tattooing your child deserve prison time?

It is well-known in Fresno, California that the Bulldogs are a criminal street gang often targeted by the police. Their logo 

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Feds take stand against texting while driving

On September 30, 2009, President Obama signed an executive order banning all federal employees from text-messaging while driving on the 

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Is talking about religion in a speech class acceptable?

Apparently at Los Angeles Community College it isn’t. Jonathan Lopez chose to talk about his religious views in his public 

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“My school sucks” may cost you

It is not uncommon for students to criticize their school and the administration. But doing it online may result in 

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Hawaiian teen gets help to quit smoking

19 year old Makaio Bachman-Majamay worked at a Subway in Wailuku, Hawaii. While on break he stepped outside for a 

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Teen’s virginity pledge plays role in denial of citizenship

Simone Davis is 17 years old and was born in Britain. The teen currently lives in Florida and recently was denied citizenship based on 

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Raps & blogs: true threats or protected speech?

The First Amendment grants all Americans freedom of speech, whether oral, written, posted online or through other means of electronic 

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Sit or stand during “God Bless America?”

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, baseball parks across the country have played “God Bless America” during the 

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Presumed innocent but required to give a DNA sample

That’s right  –  in at least a dozen states persons arrested but not convicted are being swabbed and their DNA 

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Cell phone search leads to expulsion

Honor student Richard Wade is a 12-year-old student at Southaven Middle School in Mississippi.  During a football session in 2008 he 

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