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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.

Blog, How Bizarre! (weird & strange laws, court cases, arrests)
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Is a C+ worth $1,300,000?

Graduate student, Megan Thode, thinks so. In the fall of 2009 Megan was a student at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. 

penelope soto mugshot
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Flipping off the judge – not smart!

Penelope Soto was in court in Florida for possession of Xanax in February, 2013. The 18-year-old was obviously not taking her 

Cyberbully Text Message
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Fines for harrassing teachers online

House Bill 1364 has been introduced into the Indiana Legislature in 2013. If passed, the new law will allow for 

Rainbow Drawing
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Tennessee attempts to limit talking about homosexuality

A state senator in Tennessee has attempted for six years to get a law passed that would prohibit school teachers from 

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Student bullies through Instagram

Whenever a new technological advance comes on the market or a new app is created, someone will inevitably use it 

Lori Naifeh
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Teen girls may now be sent into combat

When we say “teens” we mean girls who are 17 to 19 and serve in the military. Technically speaking they 

teen sitting
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Top new laws for teens & parents 2013

Every year, hundreds of new laws go into effect across the country. We highlight some of the new laws for 

Jean-Francois Champagne
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Canadian sentenced for Twitter harassment

In 2011, Jean-Francois Champagne used Twitter to harass celebrities, a hockey player and others. The 21-year-old pleaded guilty to criminal 

Mean Mom Sells Truck
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Wyoming mom gets tough on drunk son

Here’s another story about a parent taking swift and hopefully effective action when she discovered that her 16-year-old son got 

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Tweet turns into two year jail term

As you know, people in many countries live under strict laws without freedom of speech as we enjoy in the 

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