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How The United States' Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Program Violates Its Customary International Law Obligations Founded In The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Gregory W. Donaldson May 2018

How The United States' Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Program Violates Its Customary International Law Obligations Founded In The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Gregory W. Donaldson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Where The Judiciary Prosecutes In Front Of Itself: Missouri's Unconstitutional Juvenile Court Structure, Josh Gupta-Kagan Oct 2013

Where The Judiciary Prosecutes In Front Of Itself: Missouri's Unconstitutional Juvenile Court Structure, Josh Gupta-Kagan

Faculty Publications

This article is the first scholarly examination of Missouri’s unusual juvenile court structure: Missouri law charges a “juvenile officer” with exclusive authority to determine which child welfare or delinquency cases to file and what to charge in each case. The juvenile officer is hired and supervised by juvenile court judges, and the juvenile officer litigates cases in front of those same judges. This structure differs from the typical procedures in juvenile courts around the United States, which have generally adapted their juvenile courts to reflect the norm of executive branch agencies or attorneys (not court staff) filing cases to intervene …


Policing School Discipline, Catherine Y. Kim Jan 2012

Policing School Discipline, Catherine Y. Kim

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Confrontation In Children's Cases: The Dimensions Of Limited Coverage, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2012

Confrontation In Children's Cases: The Dimensions Of Limited Coverage, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Yearning For Zion Raid And Its Impact On Texas Child Welfare Cases: How A Botched Rescue Effort Exposed A Need To Refocus Efforts On Effective Service Plans Comment., Shannon K. Dunn Jan 2009

The Yearning For Zion Raid And Its Impact On Texas Child Welfare Cases: How A Botched Rescue Effort Exposed A Need To Refocus Efforts On Effective Service Plans Comment., Shannon K. Dunn

St. Mary's Law Journal

The raid of the Yearning for Zion ranch exposed fundamental flaws in the operation of the Texas Department of Children and Family Services (the Department). In the raid, the Department took custody of 468 children without a court order and removed them from their homes. This is one of the most glaring examples of the Department’s disregard for the Texas Family Code. Subchapter B of section 263 of the Texas Family Code mandates for the creation and implementation of a comprehensive service plan whenever the Department removes a child from his home. The Department, however, failed to create service plans …


Pluralism: A Principle For Children's Rights, Holning S. Lau Jan 2007

Pluralism: A Principle For Children's Rights, Holning S. Lau

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Coming Out For Kids: Recognizing, Respecting, And Representing Lgbtq Youth, Barbara A. Fedders Jan 2006

Coming Out For Kids: Recognizing, Respecting, And Representing Lgbtq Youth, Barbara A. Fedders

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Crawford's Impact On Hearsay Statements In Domestic Violence And Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2005

Crawford's Impact On Hearsay Statements In Domestic Violence And Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Maturation And Disintegration Of The Hearsay Exception For Statements For Medical Examination In Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 2002

The Maturation And Disintegration Of The Hearsay Exception For Statements For Medical Examination In Child Sexual Abuse Cases, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Minor Distractions: Children, Privacy And E-Commerce, Anita L. Allen Jan 2001

Minor Distractions: Children, Privacy And E-Commerce, Anita L. Allen

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Remaking Confrontation Clause And Hearsay Doctrine Under The Challenge Of Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 1993

Remaking Confrontation Clause And Hearsay Doctrine Under The Challenge Of Child Sexual Abuse Prosecutions, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Child Abuse Reporting Laws And Attorney-Client Confidences: The Reality And The Specter Of Lawyer As Informant, Robert P. Mosteller Jan 1992

Child Abuse Reporting Laws And Attorney-Client Confidences: The Reality And The Specter Of Lawyer As Informant, Robert P. Mosteller

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.