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- 1From:Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyByline: Kris Olson "New year, new look" is not exactly a novel concept, but with the Committee for Public Counsel Services, that new look may also further the agency's mission. In 2022 and beyond, women of color will...
- 2From:Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyByline: Anne M. Stevenson Child Requiring Assistance or CRA proceedings in Juvenile Court often do not comport with statutory requirements that afford struggling families the constitutional protections of due process,...
- 3From:Michigan Lawyers WeeklyByline: Lee Dryden Michigan's mental health courts have been widely touted for their effectiveness in helping offenders turn their lives around.
Now, a legislative effort is aimed at expanding the use of such... - 4From:Morning EditionTo listen to this broadcast, click here: BYLINE: CARRIE JOHNSON HOST: RACHEL MARTIN RACHEL MARTIN: Five years ago, the U.S. Justice Department concluded that juvenile courts in Memphis were failing to give...
- 5From:The New York TimesOVER the past dozen years, the Supreme Court has issued several landmark decisions affirming that adolescents and adults are fundamentally different in ways that justify treating minors less harshly when they violate...
- 6From:The New York Times (Vol. 158, Issue 54458)New York City police officers wrongly arrested more than 300 students who were under the age of 16 for minor offenses over a three-year period in city schools, the New York City Civil Liberties Union said this week in a...
- 7From:Minnesota LawyerByline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Report Unpublished Civil Opinions Summons - Use of Form In this appeal from summary judgment dismissing her claims under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, appellant/cross-respondent...
- 8From:Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyByline: Eric T. Berkman A Superior Court judge's grant of immunity to a witness in an assault case also applied to that witness in a Juvenile Court proceeding stemming from the same incident, the Supreme Judicial...
- 9From:Nation's Cities Weekly (Vol. 28, Issue 20)Each year, in more than 1,000 local programs in 48 states, 100,000 young people are serving as judges, juries and lawyers in youth courts that are addressing 125,000 offenses. What Are Youth Courts? Youth...
- 10From:Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyByline: Melissa A. Murphy Gov. Mitt Romney has named a lawyer to the Juvenile Court without approval from the current Judicial Nominating Commission, bypassing a complex system that was designed to combat patronage...
- 11From:Minnesota LawyerByline: Minnesota Lawyer Staff Unpublished Civil Opinions Domestic Relations - Child Custody; Modification Appellant-mother challenged the District Court's decision to modify a prior custody order and award...
- 12From:The New York TimesHUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- Carroll Academy warmed up on one end of the court. Sacred Heart of Jesus, a private Roman Catholic high school in Jackson, Tenn., warmed up on the other. The thump, thump, thump of basketballs...
- 13From:The New York TimesThe United States made a disastrous miscalculation when it started automatically trying youthful offenders as adults instead of handling them through the juvenile courts. Prosecutors argued that the policy would get...
- 14From:Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly (Vol. 15, Issue 35)The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the National Youth Court Center have designated September as National Youth Court Month. The theme for...
- 15From:Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly (Vol. 13, Issue 37)
- 16From:The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter (Vol. 16, Issue 1)
- 17From:The New York TimesThe Justice Department said Friday that the juvenile justice system in St. Louis County, Mo., treats black youths far more harshly than whites, and deprives all low-income youths accused of crimes -- no matter what race...
- 18From:The New York TimesSTEUBENVILLE, Ohio -- No cellphones, iPads or laptops will be allowed inside Juvenile Court here on Wednesday when two high school football players go on trial on charges of raping a 16-year-old girl last summer. Anyone...
- 19From:The New York TimesWith a roll of baby fat protruding between her too-tight sky-blue shirt and the waistband of a perilously droopy pair of sweat pants, she could have been any 14-year-old on the awkward side of maturity. It was the...
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