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...
Elizabeth S. Scott, Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado, David D. Meyer and Jennifer Morinigo | May 14, 2019 | Children and the Law
This Black Letter, presented in Tentative Draft No. 2, was approved by ALI membership during the 2019 Annual Meeting, subject to the discussion at the Meeting and usual editorial prerogative. Actions taken with respect to this Draft may be ascertained by consulting...
Elizabeth S. Scott, Richard Bonnie, Emily Buss, Clare Huntington, Solangel Maldonado, David D. Meyer and Jennifer Morinigo | April 12, 2019 | Children and the Law
The following entry is excerpted from the Black Letter and Comments from Tentative Draft No. 2, Part II–Children In Schools; Chapter 8–Discipline And Order Maintenance; Topic 1–The Use Of Force In Response To Student Misbehavior; Section 8.10. Use of Force to Control...
Elizabeth S. Scott and Marsha Levick | March 13, 2019 | Children and the Law
In this episode of Reasonably Speaking, Juvenile Law Center’s Co-Founder Marsha Levick and Columbia Law Professor Elizabeth Scott discuss the vulnerability of children when they enter the justice system.Marsha and Elizabeth agree that much has improved since “adult...
Brandon Garrett | June 13, 2018 | Children and the Law
A recent USA Today Op-ed piece addresses the topic of juvenile interrogation tactics. The Netflix documentary Making a Murderer shocked audiences and started an important conversation about involuntary confession and the use of juvenile interrogation topics. “Brendan...
