Tweets can get you fired
There are numerous examples of teens and adults who have learned the hard way when it comes to tweeting, emailing
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Thoughts on teen law by Judge Tom Jacobs.
Hi-energy drinks are linked to deaths
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received reports over the past four years of fatalities possibly related to high caffeinated energy drinks.
Colorado, Washington and other states legalize recreational marijuana
As a result of measures on the ballots in Colorado and Washington, voters approved the legalization of marijuana in November, 2012.
Does your school track you on campus?
Two public schools in Texas are testing “smart” ID cards this school year. It is a new method of keeping
Teen acts quickly to help storm-ravaged town
Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast on October 29, 2012 with a vengeance. Many communities suffered wind, water and fire
High school newspapers confiscated for screenshot of F-bomb
The first issue of the 2012-2013 school year’s student newspaper in Oregon was censored in October, 2012. The Bronco Blaze
California bans “reparative therapy” for LGBT minors
Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on September 29, 2012 outlawing nonscientific therapies, including reparative therapy, to overcome homosexuality. The California
Supreme Court will hear two cases without lawyers representing the plaintiffs
Most cases that wind their way through the appellate courts are never heard by the highest court in the land
Help Us Help Teens
We at AsktheJudge strongly believe in empowering youth one question at a time, which is why Judge Tom and the
Teen succeeds in fighting airbrushed photos in Seventeen Magazine
Julia Bluhm is an eighth grade ballet dancer in Waterville, Maine. She is 14-years-old and led a crusade against airbrushed photos in