Nicole Leonard | April 12, 2018 | Children and the Law
It would be more difficult for New Jersey parents to get their children exempted from mandatory vaccines based on religious grounds if a new bill introduced Thursday becomes law. Bill sponsor Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-Burlington, who is also a licensed physician,...
Elizabeth S. Scott, Emily Buss and David D. Meyer | March 29, 2018 | Children and the Law
Children and the Law Restatement Reporters Elizabeth Scott, Emily Buss, and David Meyer highlight the ways in which children are different from adults, particularly the heightened vulnerability when in police custody in the video below. Project Feature: Children and...
Taylor Carroll | March 21, 2018 | Children and the Law
Students’ freedom of expression and due process are put at risk by a South Carolina law that led to the arrest of two high school students for videotaping a classmate being flipped out of a chair, a federal appeals court says. Read the full article on the New...
Taylor Carroll | March 19, 2018 | Children and the Law
According to Psych Central, experts are finding that teenagers are far more likely to confess to crimes they didn’t commit compared to adults. A study’s findings concluded that because they are less capable of making mature decisions, teenagers should not be permitted...
Taylor Carroll | March 9, 2018 | Children and the Law
The Star Tribune recently reported that the Edina school board has settled a lawsuit filed against the school district by five high school students and their parents. The suit alleged the school district violated the students’ First Amendment rights by refusing to...
Jeremy Loudenback | February 13, 2018 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a recent ballot initiative aimed at preventing the transfer of juveniles into the adult justice system could be applied retroactively to pending court cases. In 2016, California voters passed Proposition 57, part of...
