Distracted.gov Aims to Terrify Drivers Out of Texting
With the new year in full swing, state governments around the country are opening ink wells to pen new legislation that would regulate everything from trans fats to tanning beds. That includes, of course, texting.
So far, only 16 states have outlawed driving while texting, with three more set to follow suit in 2010 (Illinois, New Hampshire, and Oregon). In an attempt to convince the ...
On the behalf of a North Mississippi middle school student, the ACLU and its Mississippi chapter have filed suit against Southaven Middle School, claiming that administrators wrongfully expelled the boy after illegally searching his cell phone. According to Cellular-News, 12-year-old Richard Wade's cell phone was confiscated after he was caught reading a text message. But rather than giving ...








