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Can school police pepper spray you? Yes. But when can they do it, and what are they required to do?

Tired of getting pepper sprayed at school? We’ve got good news for you!

Facing some new ankle jewelry? Learn what house arrest means.

Oh dress codes, when will you stop being ridiculous? Do you think the school handled this well?

Thank you internet for tallying up 2015′s selfie deaths. Keep your selfie sticks in check and we’ll all be a little less dead.

Like the US, Japan wants to make 17 the maximum age for a person to be tried as a juvenile (down from 19). The US Juvenile Justice system is flawed, to say the least, so is lowering the age to match our system really a smart move?

Judge Tom: Generally, schools are allowed to establish dress codes for their students. As long as the rules don't discriminate against any students, the courts have approved dress codes. So, your school could set limits on wearing hats, jewelry, certain colors of bandanas, T-shirts with drug or weapon slogans, etc.

Yes, this is an extreme case, but your words are powerful, and when you say them digitally, they last forever (or at least until your court date)

In honor of US Bowling Day, here’s our favorite bowling-related crime!

Weird Law Wednesday! You always hear people threaten to pay stupid fines with pennies, and some people even do it, but can you always? 

Good news in the fight against censorship! According to this federal judge, schools can’t censor student speech when a student isn’t in school or part of a school event.

Spice might not be making headlines like it used to, but these recent hospitalizations in Alaska show it can still be dangerous. There’s so many different chemical mixtures that you might be fine with one, but go into seizures with another.