Pauline Toboulidis | May 12, 2020 | Children and the Law
President Trump’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice held a hearing on juvenile justice over three days (May 5 to 7) via teleconference. Each teleconference featured expert witnesses who provided testimony and, subsequently, answered...
Lauren Klosinski | March 30, 2020 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
The article “Justices Put Juvenile Sentencing Back On The Front Burner” from Law360 discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case Jones v. Mississippi, which features a petition asking whether the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual...
Pauline Toboulidis | February 18, 2020 | Children and the Law
An article for Law360 Access to Justice entitled “Wanted In Pennsylvania: A Fairer Justice System For Minors” examines Pennsylvania’s current juvenile justice system practices and the state’s plans for review and reform.The article highlights the recently established...
Andrew Sheeler | February 4, 2020 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
This article was originally published by The Sacramento Bee on Jan. 28, 2020. The following is an excerpt. A California lawmaker argues that 18- and 19-year-olds aren’t mature enough to do prison time if they break the law, and so she has submitted a bill that would...
Samantha Melamed | September 12, 2019 | Sentencing
This article was originally featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 10.What’s the meaning of “life”?That’s a question Pennsylvania’s highest court will ponder Wednesday, as it follows other courts around the country in grappling with the question of how...
