Maureen Washburn | November 10, 2017 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
This month marks one year since the passage of Proposition 57, a California ballot measure that prohibited district attorneys from filing charges against youth as young as 14 directly in adult criminal court through a practice known as “direct file.” The initiative...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2017 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law, Conflict of Laws, Data Privacy, Sexual Assault, Student Sexual Misconduct, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
At its meeting in New York City on October 19 and 20, The American Law Institute’s Council reviewed drafts for eight projects, with the following outcomes: Law of American Indians: The Council approved Council Draft No. 4, with the exception of § 33 Sovereign Immunity...
The Lincoln Journal Star Editorial Board | August 5, 2017 | Children and the Law
The blindfold seen on statues of Lady Justice worldwide represents how the judicial system must not be affected by outside influences. All who enter a courtroom must, too, be treated fairly. A Monday ruling by the 8th Circuit Court confirmed that justice must be blind...
Barry C. Feld | July 5, 2017 | Children and the Law, Policing
Introduction My professional career has spanned three of the four eras of juvenile justice in the United States: the Due Process Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s; the Get Tough Era of the 1980s and 1990s; and the more recent academic and judicial recognition that...
