In a story that demonstrates the viciousness that underlies girl-on-girl bullying, a Juvenile Court judge has sentenced a 12-year-old Seattle girl to 6 months of probation and 20 hours of community service for Facebook cyberstalking classmate Leslie Cote. Cote, who..
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WA Girl, 12, Sentenced for Facebook Cyberstalking
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Note to self: do not post violent threats on Facebook.
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Man Arrested over Facebook Threat to Governor
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Traffic tickets are the bane of every driver’s existence, adding potentially hundreds of dollars to already expensive gas prices and maintenance. Which is why, if you’ve decided to fight a traffic ticket, you need to go into court prepared with…
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Top 3 Strategies to Fight a Traffic Ticket
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Though Facebook provides a wealth of information for debt collectors, one Florida collections firm has found out that use of the social network isn’t without regulation. As part of a lawsuit by a woman who alleges that creditors contacted her..
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Stay Off Woman’s Facebook, Judge Orders
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There are very few people out there who rejoice when they receive a jury summons.
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Why Does Jury Duty Sometimes Take Forever?
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One of the pitfalls of the current economic climate is that people who have retired are looking to return to work. Unfortunately, choosing to return to the workforce isn’t as easy as it sounds
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Retired and Working Again: Social Security Rules
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In the face of a lawsuit by a woman who was allegedly raped by her sex offender date, Match.com has vehemently defended its policy of not screening members against the national sex offender registry. The dating site has now changed..
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Match.com Will Screen for Sex Offenders
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One of your responsibilities as an employer is to create a harassment-free work environment. Under federal law, employers are legally responsible if they permit a hostile work environment to persist without taking corrective action. It’s therefore necessary to monitor your…
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How to Prevent a Hostile Work Environment
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What do you do when your child, at the age of 6, gets into a schoolyard fight? It depends
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Crossing Guard, 73, Beat Up for Breaking up Fight
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