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Does drug testing for students in extracurricular activities violate the Fourth Amendment?

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Breed v. Jones, 421 U.S. 519 (1975)

Is prosecution as an adult after an adjudicatory finding in juvenile court double jeopardy?

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City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41 (1999)

Criminal law as unconstitutionally vague

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Commonwealth v. Fisher, 213 Pa. 48, 62 A. 198 (1905)

Juvenile court jurisdiction

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Eddings v. Oklahoma, 455 U.S. 104 (1982)

Death penalty mitigating factors for juveniles

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Ex parte Crouse, 4 Whart. 9 (Pa. 1838)

Juvenile commitment

due process

In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967)

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment applies to juvenile defendants as well as adult defendants

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In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970)

Burden of proof in juvenile delinquency fact-finding hearings

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Ingraham v. Wright, 430 U.S. 651 (1977)

Is spanking cruel and unusual punishment?

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J.D.B. v. North Carolina, 564 U.S. 261 (2011)

Should a juvenile's age be considered regarding interrogation?

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Jones v. Mississippi, 593 U.S. ___ (2021)

Are life sentences for juveniles constitutional?

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Kent v. United States, 383 U.S. 541 (1966)

Requirements for juvenile waiver into adult criminal court

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Martarella v. Kelley, 349 F. Supp. 575 (S.D.N.Y. 1972)

Institutionalization of juveniles in need of assistance

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McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, 403 U.S. 528 (1971)

Do juveniles have a right to jury trial?

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Morales v. Turman, 364 F. Supp. 166 (E.D. Tex. 1973)

The constitutionality of unwritten practices of juvenile institutions

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Nelson v. Heyne, 491 F.2d 352 (7th Cir. 1974)

Incarcerated juveniles' constitutional right to rehabilitative treatment

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Press coverage of juvenile proceedings

People ex rel. O’Connell v. Turner, 55 Ill. 280, 8 Am. Rep. 645 (1870)

Rights regarding the care and custody of children

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People v. Green, 155 Mich. 524, 532, 119 N.W. 1087 (1909)

Are parents the sole judge of the necessity of child discipline?

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Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 (1944)

Equal protection of the laws, excluding some children; custody, care and nurture of a child resides first in the parents

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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005)

Death sentence for a crime committed under 18 violates the Eighth Amendment

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Santana v. Collazo, 714 F.2d 1172 (1st Cir. 1983)

Juvenile detention conditions

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Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982)

Termination of parental rights

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Schall v. Martin, 467 U.S. 253 (1984)

Pretrial detention of an accused juvenile

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Schleifer v. City of Charlottesville, 159 F.3d 843 (4th Cir. 1998)

Juvenile curfew ordinance was the least restrictive alternative

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Need for counsel in juvenile hearings

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The State cannot punish publication of juvenile names lawfully obtained by newspapers

constitution

Stanford v. Kentucky, 492 U.S. 361 (1989)

Does a juvenile have a constitutional right to treatment in the juvenile justice system?

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Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988)

The Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of a person who was under 16 years of age at the time of offense.

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Worthen v. State, 42 Md. App. 20, 399 A.2d 272 (1979)

What is the value of curative jury instructions?

* Case has been overturned