2010 saw a keen interest in mandatory curfew laws, landing “curfew” on the list of top legal search terms on FindLaw.com. With curfew laws popping up across the country, it’s important to understand the categories of curfew law and their..
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Curfew Laws: A Top 2010 FindLaw Legal Search Term
The Supreme Court recently struck down life without parole for juveniles convicted of non-homicide crimes. The decision, which found that such sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment, may be part of a trend of reducing sentences for minors. Courts have…
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Fair to Send Juveniles to Life Without Parole?
Missouri police arrested a 12-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his stepfather and mother on Monday. Police had been called to the Palace Lane Estates mobile home park in Kaiser, Missouri after the boy dialed 911
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12-Year-Old Suspected of Killing Parents
Illinois juvenile inmates are being held in youth prisons beyond their release dates as the state struggles to find appropriate transitional living programs and halfway homes. Nearly 10 percent of the inmates in Illinois’ juvenile prisons have completed their sentences and are…
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IL Juvenile Inmates Held Beyond Their Release Dates
President Obama has been quoted as saying he would like to put civility back into American political life.
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Man Arrested for Death Threats to Senator
Philadelphia’s new marijuana policy will take effect next month and decriminalizes the small possession of pot for personal use.
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Philly Decriminalizes Small Possession of Pot
These days more states are relaxing their get-tough-on-juveniles laws. More and more states are rethinking their laws around juvenile sentencing. In fact, Legislators and the U.S.
Tennessee lawmakers are trying to figure out how best to protect youth
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