Teen Legal Issues
Hartford imposes teen curfew after shootings (Republican-American)
5 Sep 2008
HARTFORD -- City officials said Monday that police will detain anyone younger than 18 who violates the city's curfew in the next month in response to recent violence, including a weekend shooting that...
Raising grandchildren an extra burden for many (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
5 Sep 2008
The joy of grandparenting comes at a price for Dave and Nora Dacus, like many others who step up when a child's parents can't or won't.
Ellard conviction overturned (The Globe and Mail)
5 Sep 2008
B.C. Appeal Court orders fourth trial for Kelly Ellard in murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk...
4th trial ordered in Reena Virk murder (CNews)
5 Sep 2008
More than a decade after the beating death of 14-year-old Reena Virk in suburban Victoria shocked the nation, the legal odyssey of one of her accused killers drags on.
‘Sarah Palin’ (Anorak)
5 Sep 2008
Yes, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has a lot on her plate: a pregnant teen daughter, a son on his way to Iraq, an infant with Down syndrome and a looming national election.
Tess Damm's lawyer fights 'slayer statute' (Boulder Daily Camera)
4 Sep 2008
Can a teenage daughter inherit her mother’s assets and property if the teen played a central role in killing her?
Defense will try to derail cyber-bullying case (PhysOrg)
4 Sep 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles could decide Thursday whether to allow use of an untested legal theory to prosecute a woman accused of helping cyber-bully a St. Louis area teen who killed herself.
Editorial: City, schools, hospital need clear contract for clinic (Gloucester Daily Times)
4 Sep 2008
When Gloucester High School opened for the new school year yesterday, it did so with some key issues still unresolved from the aftermath of the school's teen pregnancy spike during the last school yea...
Abortion foes see positives in Palin teen's pregnancy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
3 Sep 2008
When Nancy Lee Cochran saw headlines about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's pregnant teenage daughter -- and her decision to have the baby -- she felt excited. "This will make [Ms. ...
Federal Judge Green-Lights Paxil Suit Over Teen's Suicide (Law.com)
3 Sep 2008
The family of a teenager who committed suicide in 2002 after taking the antidepressant drug Paxil is not barred from suing SmithKline because the FDA had not yet taken a position on any link between p...