Tag Archive for: Sixth Amendment

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50th Anniversary of In re Gault

Last week, the Office of the Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit and the League of Women Voters of Orange County celebrated the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision In re Gault. The program began with Gault:…
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National Juvenile Defense Center Releases New Report on Children’s Right to Legal Counsel

This week, the National Juvenile Defense Center released a new report on how states have protected, or failed to protect, the Sixth Amendment right to legal counsel for children accused of criminal offenses. The report's key findings include: …
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A Look Back at the Juvenile Justice System Before There Was Gault – Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark  decision In re Gault, in which U.S. Supreme Court held that juvenile defendants in a delinquency proceeding are entitled to certain due process rights. But what were juvenile delinquency…
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50th Anniversary of In re Gault

Last week, the Office of the Public Defender for the Ninth Judicial Circuit and the League of Women Voters of Orange County celebrated the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision In re Gault. The program began with Gault:…