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emojis
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Emojis lead to trouble for 12-year-old

A 12-year-old girl in Virginia has found out that her emojis in an Instagram message are not that funny. In December, 

Party's over
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Happy New Year, America – It’s time to wake up!

We usually write about teenagers and the laws that affect them. We’re apolitical and want our readers to independently make 

emoticons
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Emoticon leads to arrests

The popular emoticons used by millions in texts and emails (also known as emojis) have gotten some users in trouble. 

Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy
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Teen charged with pressuring boyfriend to commit suicide

Conrad Roy III of Massachusetts had a history of depression and had attempted suicide in the past. In 2012, he 

supreme court justices 2015
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25% of Supreme Court decisions in 2015 were 5-4 votes

What would life in America look like if just one Supreme Court justice voted differently? In the Court’s 2014-2015 term 

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 

typewriter freedom of press
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Freedom of the press for high school journalists

Do  students have a right to free speech at school when writing for the school newspaper, yearbook or theater productions? 

Panhandling
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Is street begging a crime?

The issue about panhandling or begging in public has been debated in recent years by city councils and state legislatures. 

Censorship
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“Dabbing” article censored in Virginia high school

SaraRose Martin is the co-editor of The Falconer, the student newspaper at Fauquier High School in Virginia. In March, 2015, 

confederate flag
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Is there a free speech right to a confederate flag license plate?

Once you get your driver’s license and eventually your own car, do you plan to request a special license plate 

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