FEDERAL
Federal - Board of Education of Ind. School District v. Earls
Challenge of drug testing policy in Oklahoma High School
We are pleased to announce that Congress took FINAL action on
legislation to reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA), ending a six-year-long battle
over the legislation.
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut - ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHILD ADVOCATE
CRITICIZE DCF FOR "DISMAL FAILURES" AT CONNECTICUT JUVENILE
TRAINING SCHOOL
The Connecticut Child Advocate and the Attorney General issued
a scathing report about the ongoing failure of the Connecticut
Juvenile Training School to adequately and appropriately serve
the youth in its custody and prevent suicides.
Connecticut - JUDGE VOIDS CORNWALL ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts - Expungement Of Probation Records
Juvenile Court judges lack the authority to order the expungement
of probation records.
Massachusetts - SEXUALLY DANGEROUS PERSON -
NOL PROSSED CHARGES
Documentary materials prepared in connection with nol prossed
criminal charges may, to the extent permitted by by Department
of Youth Servs. v. A Juvenile, 398 Mass. 516 (1986), be considered
in determining whether to commit an individual as a sexually dangerous
person.
Commonwealth v. Markvart (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-156-02) (12 pages)
Massachusetts - Criminal - Grand Jury - Self-Incrimination
A juvenile witness should not have been held in contempt for
refusing to answer questions put to her before a grand jury investigating
charges of arson and larceny, as the witness permissibly invoked
her privilege against self-incrimination.
Massachusetts - Criminal - Narcotics - School Zone
Massachusetts - STUDY: SCHOOL DISTRICTS 'RESEGREGATING'
Massachusetts - Judges Pushed To Work Without Pay
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