Juvenile Justice

432 ABA Journal Juvenile Justice articles.

Children should be protected from unreasonable restraints, seclusion and searches, ABA House says

The well-being and rights of children and youth were addressed in three resolutions approved by the ABA House of Delegates at the annual meeting on Monday.

Aug 3, 2020 6:40 PM CDT

Judge won’t release teen detained for failing to do homework while on probation

A Michigan teenager will remain in juvenile detention after violating probation by refusing to do her online schoolwork.

Jul 21, 2020 2:23 PM CDT

Police union sues state attorney general over plans to publish names of disciplined cops

The union that represents New Jersey state troopers is suing New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to stop his plan to publicly release the names of troopers who have been disciplined.

Jun 26, 2020 12:50 PM CDT

Defense lawyer who didn’t probe death-row client’s bad childhood was deficient, SCOTUS says

A defense lawyer who failed to investigate his capital client’s tumultuous childhood provided ineffective assistance of counsel, the U.S. Supreme Court held Monday.

Jun 15, 2020 3:55 PM CDT

Supreme Court’s failure to determine ‘irreparable corruption’ in juvenile case risks ignoring precedent, ABA says in brief

In an amicus brief filed Friday, the ABA urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a judgment against a Mississippi man who is serving life in prison without parole because the sentencing court failed to determine whether the crime he committed as a juvenile reflected "transient immaturity" or "irreparable corruption."

Jun 15, 2020 12:27 PM CDT

The novel coronavirus is leaving foster children with nowhere to go

The foster care system, built on frequent movements of children from one home to another and regular in-person supervision, has been especially wracked with confusion and dread by the coronavirus crisis.

Mar 27, 2020 9:52 AM CDT

Amid novel coronavirus fears, juvenile lockups are cutting visits

Ophelia Davis, of Columbia, South Carolina, says she doesn't know if she'll see her grandson again. That's not just because she's in the demographic most vulnerable to the coronavirus—she's 67, has an autoimmune disease and is currently struggling with a cough that she thinks is just the pollen. It's also that her grandson is in juvenile detention, and as has been happening across the country, the jail where he's confined has indefinitely ended all visits between families and their children.

Mar 25, 2020 9:50 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Mueller indictment of Russian firms tossed; ex-juvenile delinquent now a lawyer

Judge tosses indictment of Russian firms at prosecutors’ request

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich granted prosecutors’ request Monday to toss an indictment against two Russian companies accused of…

Mar 17, 2020 3:12 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Supreme Court to hear juvenile sentencing case; Led Zeppelin wins ‘Stairway’ fight

Supreme Court takes another case over juvenile life-without-parole sentences

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to determine if the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment requires the court…

Mar 9, 2020 5:05 PM CDT

New podcast from ‘Making a Murderer’ lawyers sheds light on false confessions

Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions is a new podcast hosted by two of the nation’s foremost experts in the field, Steve Drizin and Laura Nirider, law professors and co-directors of Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions. The new series was born from their experience on the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer.

Feb 19, 2020 2:22 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Legal words flummox child murder defendant; judge nixes ‘The Godfather Part II’ clip

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Oct 22, 2019 3:55 PM CDT

Judge urges former teen serial killer to donate his brain to science

A Pennsylvania judge who resentenced a convicted serial killer on Tuesday urged the man to consider donating his brain to scientists studying criminal behavior.

Oct 17, 2019 2:10 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: 9-year-old is charged with murder; court nominee won’t answer Ukraine questions

9-year-old boy is charged with murder

A 9-year-old boy in central Illinois has been charged with arson and five counts of murder for allegedly causing a mobile home fire in…

Oct 11, 2019 3:13 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Murder charge against 9-year-old tossed; judge bans mystery proceedings

Judge tosses murder charge against 9-year-old boy

A murder defendant cried and hugged his father after Michigan Judge David Tomlinson tossed a murder charge against him Friday. The defendant was…

Sep 30, 2019 4:25 PM CDT

Seattle lawyer focuses on systemic changes to end youth homelessness

“To me, this represented one of the toughest problems, but absolutely something that was worthwhile to invest a career in, because if we do this right, we are going to open the door for so many other things,” says Casey Trupin, the director of youth homelessness at the Raikes Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization.

Sep 26, 2019 11:27 AM CDT

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