Andrew Sheeler | February 4, 2020 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
This article was originally published by The Sacramento Bee on Jan. 28, 2020. The following is an excerpt. A California lawmaker argues that 18- and 19-year-olds aren’t mature enough to do prison time if they break the law, and so she has submitted a bill that would...
Jennifer Morinigo | January 28, 2020 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Government Ethics, Property, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
At its meeting in Philadelphia on January 16 and 17, 2020, the Council reviewed and discussed Council Drafts of ten projects and approved drafts and portions of drafts as listed below.*American Indian Law: The Council approved Council Draft No. 6, containing all...
Leslie Paik and Jessica Feierman | December 6, 2019 | Children and the Law
This post was originally posted by the Juvenile Law Center on Nov. 22, 2019. View the original post here. The juvenile court is designed to help youth in trouble and to promote public safety. But Michelle, a mother in Madison, WI, had other things on her mind when...
Clare Huntington and Elizabeth S. Scott | November 11, 2019 | Children and the Law
ABSTRACTThe law governing children is complex, sometimes appearing almost incoherent. The relatively simple framework established in the Progressive era, in which parents had primary authority over children, subject to limited state oversight, has broken down over the...
Lauren Klosinski | October 22, 2019 | Children and the Law, Compliance and Enforcement for Organizations, Policing, Property, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct
At its meeting in New York City on October 17 and 18, 2019, the Council reviewed and approved drafts of seven projects.*Children and the Law: The Council approved § 2.22 from Chapter 2, State Intervention for Abuse and Neglect; § 4.10 from Chapter 4, Emancipation of...
Ella Fassler | June 13, 2019 | Children and the Law
This article was originally published by Truthout.org.It’s happening in Minneapolis. New Jersey. Arkansas. Upstate New York. Durango, Colorado. One by one, juvenile prisons are closing, or are slated to close, in response to child abuse reports, sustained pressure...
