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Suggestive text messages lead to lawyer’s resignation

Don’t think teens are the only ones who get into trouble for inappropriate text messages or cyberbullying. John Diehl is 

Digital disobedience and free speech
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8th grader’s Facebook rant against teacher is “protected speech”

That’s right – a federal district court judge in Oregon called Braeden Burge’s off-campus posts an attempt to elicit a 

cyberbullying poster
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Should cyberbullying be a crime?

In March, 2015, a bill was introduced in the Alabama legislature proposing to make student cyberbullying a crime. Attempts in 

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The Supreme Court takes up Facebook posts as “true threats”

“There’s one way to love you but a thousand ways to kill you. I’m not going to rest until your 

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Twitter photo leads to prison sentence for twenty-something

Kwmaine Davis was a gang member and convicted felon in Massachusetts. Until a person’s civil rights are restored by court 

Facebook burnout
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Public defenders fired over hate speech on Facebook

Once again, we see another incident of careless speech but this time it’s not by teenagers. Adults are just as capable 

Texting privacy
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Can the police search your phone without a warrant?

The short answer to this question of whether the police can search your cell phone without a warrant is no, 

Texting privacy
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The Supreme Court on cell phones: “Privacy comes at a cost”

On June 25, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases regarding cell phones and criminals. Essentially, they recognized the 

Nicholas Goettl
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Jokes about weapons aren’t funny

An 18-year-old Arizona student tweeted a message regarding his senior prank. Nicholas Goettl from Boulder Creek High School wrote, “For 

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Even judges go too far on Facebook

Teenagers and young adults aren’t the only ones that need to think before posting something online. There have been plenty 

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