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Happy New Year from the Ohio Supreme Court! Mandatory Waiver Provisions for Kids to Adult Court Violates the Constitution (State v. Aalim, Slip Op. No. 2016-Ohio-8278). Time to fix this injustice in SC, too!

Happy New Year from the Ohio Supreme Court! Mandatory Waiver Provisions for Kids to Adult Court Violates the Constitution (State v. Aalim, Slip Op. No. 2016-Ohio-8278). Time to fix this injustice in SC, too!

Time to make this happen in South Carolina, too!  One feature of the insidious School to Prison...
Cruz v. Marshall, App. No. 15-6130 (filed 12/19/16), Unpublished 4th Circuit HABEAS REMAND

Cruz v. Marshall, App. No. 15-6130 (filed 12/19/16), Unpublished 4th Circuit HABEAS REMAND

Excellent work by the Appellate Litigation Project, Georgetown University Law Center!  Cruz, a...
State v. Moore, Slip OP. No. 2016-Ohio-8288—Ohio Supreme Court reverses 112-year sentence for juvenile because “functional equivalent” of life without parole sentence.

State v. Moore, Slip OP. No. 2016-Ohio-8288—Ohio Supreme Court reverses 112-year sentence for juvenile because “functional equivalent” of life without parole sentence.

It’s important to keep an eye on how other states are handling this very important issue.  In...