Criminal Law and Procedure

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Delinquent by Reason of Poverty, Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y (2012)

This Article, written for the 12th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, explores the disproportionate...

 

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Good Guys, Bad Guys -- and Miranda, Los Angeles Times (2011)

This op-ed argues that we as a society must get beyond our single-minded focus on...

 

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Juvenile Justice Reform 2.0, Journal of Law & Policy (2011)

Before the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court’s...

 

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The "Youngest Profession": Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted Children, Washington University Law Review (2011)

Although precise estimates do not exist, the data suggests that the number of children believed...

 

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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Culture Clash: The Challenge of Lawyering Across Difference in Juvenile Court, Rutgers Law Review (2010)

In analyzing the causes of wrongful convictions of youth in juvenile court, the role of...

 

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Graham v. Florida: Justice Kennedy's Vision of Childhood and the Role of Judges, Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy (2010)

This short essay examines Graham v. Florida, the United States Supreme Court decision holding that...

 

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Toward a Theory of Procedural Justice for Juveniles, Buffalo Law Review (2009)

Courts and legislatures have long been reluctant to make use of the data, findings, and...

 

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North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, and the Resistance to Reform, North Carolina Law Review (2008)

North Carolina is the only state in the United States that treats all sixteen- and...

 

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The Age of the Child: Interrogating Juveniles after Roper v. Simmons, Washington and Lee Law Review (2008)

With its recent decision in Roper v. Simmons, invalidating the imposition of the death penalty...

 

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The Conviction of Lynne Stewart and the Uncertain Future of the Right to Defend, American Criminal Law Review (2006)

At the heart of the attorney-client relationship lies the ability to communicate freely and without...

 

Juveniles

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Delinquent by Reason of Poverty, Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y (2012)

This Article, written for the 12th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, explores the disproportionate...

 

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Good Guys, Bad Guys -- and Miranda, Los Angeles Times (2011)

This op-ed argues that we as a society must get beyond our single-minded focus on...

 

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All Teens Deserve a Chance to Succeed, Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.) (2011)

This op-ed argues that the failure to raise the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction...

 

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Juvenile Justice Reform 2.0, Journal of Law & Policy (2011)

Before the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court’s...

 

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The "Youngest Profession": Consent, Autonomy, and Prostituted Children, Washington University Law Review (2011)

Although precise estimates do not exist, the data suggests that the number of children believed...

 

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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Culture Clash: The Challenge of Lawyering Across Difference in Juvenile Court, Rutgers Law Review (2010)

In analyzing the causes of wrongful convictions of youth in juvenile court, the role of...

 

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Graham v. Florida: Justice Kennedy's Vision of Childhood and the Role of Judges, Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy (2010)

This short essay examines Graham v. Florida, the United States Supreme Court decision holding that...

 

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Toward a Theory of Procedural Justice for Juveniles, Buffalo Law Review (2009)

Courts and legislatures have long been reluctant to make use of the data, findings, and...

 

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The Right Thing for Juveniles, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2008)

This op-ed argues that the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction in North Carolina should...

 

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North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, and the Resistance to Reform, North Carolina Law Review (2008)

North Carolina is the only state in the United States that treats all sixteen- and...

 

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The Age of the Child: Interrogating Juveniles after Roper v. Simmons, Washington and Lee Law Review (2008)

With its recent decision in Roper v. Simmons, invalidating the imposition of the death penalty...

 

Constitutional Law

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A Missed Chance for Justice in Court, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2011)

This op-ed argues that Osama bin Laden should have been captured and tried in a...

 

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Juvenile Justice Reform 2.0, Journal of Law & Policy (2011)

Before the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court’s...

 

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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Graham v. Florida: Justice Kennedy's Vision of Childhood and the Role of Judges, Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy (2010)

This short essay examines Graham v. Florida, the United States Supreme Court decision holding that...

 

Legal History

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Delinquent by Reason of Poverty, Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y (2012)

This Article, written for the 12th Annual Access to Equal Justice Colloquium, explores the disproportionate...

 

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Juvenile Justice Reform 2.0, Journal of Law & Policy (2011)

Before the 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the United States Supreme Court’s...

 

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North Carolina, Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, and the Resistance to Reform, North Carolina Law Review (2008)

North Carolina is the only state in the United States that treats all sixteen- and...

 

Criminal defense

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A Missed Chance for Justice in Court, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2011)

This op-ed argues that Osama bin Laden should have been captured and tried in a...

 

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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Culture Clash: The Challenge of Lawyering Across Difference in Juvenile Court, Rutgers Law Review (2010)

In analyzing the causes of wrongful convictions of youth in juvenile court, the role of...

 

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The Conviction of Lynne Stewart and the Uncertain Future of the Right to Defend, American Criminal Law Review (2006)

At the heart of the attorney-client relationship lies the ability to communicate freely and without...

 

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Detention Hearings (with Wendy S. Wayne), Massachusetts District Court Criminal Defense Manual (2000)
 

Family law, doctor-patient confidentiality, privacy, law and literature

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To Bedlam and Part Way Back: Anne Sexton, Her Therapy Tapes, and the Meaning of Privacy, UCLA Women's Law Journal (1992)

The poet Anne Sexton committed suicide in October, 1974, at the age of forty-five. Three...

 

Social science research

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Toward a Theory of Procedural Justice for Juveniles, Buffalo Law Review (2009)

Courts and legislatures have long been reluctant to make use of the data, findings, and...

 

Juvenile defense practice

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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Culture Clash: The Challenge of Lawyering Across Difference in Juvenile Court, Rutgers Law Review (2010)

In analyzing the causes of wrongful convictions of youth in juvenile court, the role of...

 

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The Right Thing for Juveniles, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2008)

This op-ed argues that the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction in North Carolina should...

 

Op-Eds

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A Missed Chance for Justice in Court, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2011)

This op-ed argues that Osama bin Laden should have been captured and tried in a...

 

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Good Guys, Bad Guys -- and Miranda, Los Angeles Times (2011)

This op-ed argues that we as a society must get beyond our single-minded focus on...

 

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All Teens Deserve a Chance to Succeed, Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, N.C.) (2011)

This op-ed argues that the failure to raise the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction...

 

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When Juveniles Face Questioning, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2010)

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether...

 

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The Right Thing for Juveniles, News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (2008)

This op-ed argues that the upper age of juvenile court jurisdiction in North Carolina should...