Young v. State, 2025 Md. App. LEXIS 297 (Md. 2025)
The Impact of Immigration Detention on Children’s Mental Health: Systematic Review
People v. Taylor (Mich. 2025)
On April 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Michigan extended its 2022 decision in People v. Parks, which declared mandatory life without parole (LWOP) for 18-year-olds unconstitutional, to also apply to 19- and 20-year-olds. Relying on the state’s constitutional prohibition against “cruel or unusual punishment,” the Court found that mandatory LWOP for 19- and 20-years…
Read MoreState v. F.S., 2025 Ohio 1251 (Ohio App. 2025)
Preparedness Packet (United We Dream)
Case Law Incorporating Specific Racial Justice Arguments
This document is updated regularly to include the latest federal and state caselaw from across the country discussing racial justice issues.
Read MoreMy Community Member Was Arrested by ICE – What Do I Do?
State v. Barber, 2025 Ohio 1193 (Ohio App. 2025)
The Truth Will Set You Free: The Importance of a Psychologically Rooted Framework that Encourages the Admission of Expert Testimony on Eyewitness Memory
#CommunitiesNotCages: Toolkit to Fight Detention and Deportations
From the introduction: “In response to the re-election of Trump and expected increasing attacks on immigrant communities, we have developed this live toolkit to help guide and support the work of organizations and individuals looking to fight detention expansion, support people in detention and fight deportations. Organizations and individuals should assess their capacity and determine…
Read MoreMatter of Logan R., 2025 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 1919 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 2025)
Transgender Students, Fairness, and the Protection of Female School Sports
People v. Poole, 2025 Mich.LEXIS 565 (Mich. 2025)
Fourth Amendment Toolkit for Organizations
From the Introduction: “On January 28, 2025, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (the Center) held a training on 4th Amendment Rights for Organizations to help empower advocates and organizations that support and work alongside immigrants so they can better protect themselves throughout the fight ahead. By shoring up best practices and preparation…
Read MoreAmerican Pediatric Association Letter Opposing Family Immigration Detention
Written Testimony from The Gault Center on SB 1542, An Act Raising the Age of Arrest of a Child and the Use of Handcuffs on Young Children
Contracted to Fail: How Flat-Fee Contracts Undermine the Right to Counsel in California
From the Introduction: “Although California needs to make major improvements to its indigent defense system, the most overdue and pressing starting point is to ban flat-fee contracts. In this report, we explore why many California counties rely on flat-fee contracts, analyze recent contracts in counties that do not have a dedicated public defender’s office, and…
Read MoreIn the Matter of Jose M.F., 2025 NY Slip Op 01734 (NY 4th Dept. 2025)
In re D.L.M., 2025 Ohio 988 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025)
Talbott v. United States, U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49245 (2025)
Youth Defender Immigration Tip Sheet: General Guidance
Covers guidance for youth defenders on client interviewing, data monitoring and tracking, the Laken Riley Act, immigration relief options, and litigation and advocacy strategies when representing noncitizen youth.
Read MoreVirtual Appearance Checklist
The Gault Center released a virtual appearance checklist to guide youth defenders through key considerations before seeking a virtual appearance of their client as a youth defense strategy. In recognition that there may be unique circumstances in which a young person may feel safer or more comfortable waiving their physical presence in court, this resource…
Read MoreRacially Disparate and Disproportionate Punishment of Felony Murder: Evidence from New York
Legal Deserts and Spatial Injustice: A Study of Criminal Legal Systems in Rural Washington
From the abstract: “This Essay draws on empirical research to compose a sketch of the criminal legal systems of several sparsely populated counties in central and eastern Washington State. The study reveals how, at times, the dearth of attorneys available to do the work of prosecuting and defending criminal cases is subjecting system-involved individuals to…
Read MoreState v. Mullins, 2025 UT 2 (Utah 2025)
From the introduction: “Morris Mullins pled guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to life without parole (LWOP). Because he was seventeen years old when he committed the crime, this is a juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentence. Now, at age forty and having already spent more than two decades in prison, Mullins challenges his…
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