Chapter 8: Investigation
Chapter 39: Appeal & Post-Disposition Proceedings
Chapter 23: Motion to Suppress Evidence
Chapter 7: Drafting Motions
Chapter 38: Dispositions
Chapter 22: Suppression Hearings
Chapter 6: Case Planning
Chapter 37: Post-Verdict Proceedings
Chapter 21: Motions Related to Jury
Chapter 5: Client Interview
Chapter 36: Closing Stage of Jury Trial
Chapter 20: Venue Change, Judicial Recusal
Chapter 4: Initial Hearing
Chapter 35: Closing Stage of Bench Trial
Chapter 19: Diversion Motions
Chapter 3: Before the Initial Hearing
Chapter 34: Objections
Chapter 18: Severance Motions
Chapter 2: Intro to Delinquency Practice
DC Youth in Adult Courts
This report highlights D.C. transfer laws and discusses the current U.S. Attorney’s argument that the District of Columbia should amend its law to transfer more young people to to adult court. The report compares D.C.’s transfer law to transfer laws across the country and highlights decades of research that has concluded transfer laws do not…
Read MoreIndia Comer and Shantearia Gaines vs. State of Florida, et al. No. 3D25-1258 (2025)
The Third District Court of Appeals in Florida considered a writ of Habeas Corpus filed by petitioners India Comer and Shantearia Gaines, challenging their detention in an adult correctional center. The Court of Appeals granted the petition and issued the writ, ordering Ms. Comer and Ms. Gaines to be moved to the juvenile detention center.…
Read MoreState v. J.B., 2025-Ohio-3143 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025)
The 8th District Ohio Court of Appeals vacated a trial court’s judgment denying a youth’s application for expungement by finding that the trial court lacked authority to order the youth to submit to a drug test. The appellate court offered the following language in support. “We presume that “the General Assembly acts intentionally and purposely…
Read MoreState v. Duol, 2025 Minn. LEXIS 470 (Minn. 2025)
The Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that due process requires an impartial judge and offered the following language in support. “We conclude by emphasizing that the Minnesota Constitution’s guarantee of due process includes the right to an impartial judge. Minn. Const. art. 1 § 7. We therefore clarify that our holding in this case—that due process…
Read MoreWhat is Bindover or Transfer? In Re D.T., Case No. 2024-1276 (Ohio)
This resource offers a brief overview of how children are transferred or bound over to adult court in Ohio and discusses what is at stake in the case of State v. D.T., 2024-Ohio-4482 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024) pending before the Ohio Supreme Court. The Gault Center filed an amicus in this case here. Oral arguments were…
Read MoreDignity in Schools Campaign Pushout Assessment Checklist & Campaign Development Guide
This school pushout assessment and campaign development guide is a companion tool to Dignity in Schools Campaign’s Model Code on Education and Dignity and Youth Participatory Action Research Project. This checklist tool provides a framework for individuals and groups working in schools to assess school policies and practices around discipline, safety, curriculum, logistics, staffing, and other processes to prevent young people from being pushed…
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