Stephanie Sanchez | November 13, 2017 | American Indian Law, Children and the Law
In the case, S.S. v. Colorado River Indian Tribes, the U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a petition for certiorari filed by the Goldwater Institute. The petition alleges the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law that established standards for the placement of...
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...
Clare Huntington | November 3, 2017 | Children and the Law
Early childhood development is a robust and vibrant focus of study in multiple disciplines, from economics and education to psychology and neuroscience. Abundant research from these disciplines has established that early childhood is critical for the development of...
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...
Emily Buss, Solangel Maldonado and Clare Huntington | August 25, 2017 | Children and the Law
Project Reporters Emily Buss, Solangel Maldonado, and Clare Huntington discuss issues of pluralism in the Children and the Law Restatement in the video below. One of the things about working and writing in the area of children’s law, everybody, whether it has...
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...
