Happy Friday!  This another very light week, but we’ve got some new resources added and the same reminders for training registration...

Congratulations on making it to the end of another week!   And this has been another eventful week, so there is a bit of new content to...

This week we want to remind everyone of some upcoming events/deadlines, an update to a Court of Appeals decision and an old-but-new...

We have recently updated our “Forms and Motions” section on our “Materials for Defenders” page with a new version of “Motion and Order to...

We have recently updated the “Forms and Motions” section on our “Materials for Defenders” page with a “Motion to Sequester”.  For easy...

On May 15th, we will be acknowledging the 50th anniversary of In re Gault, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed...

Please take a moment to read Professor Jessica Smith’s newest post on In re S.A.A., the recent Court of Appeals opinion regarding what...

The General Statutes have been updated online at the NC General Assembly website, including the Juvenile Code changes enacted December 1,...

The Juvenile Law Center recently released Future Interrupted: The Collateral Damage Caused by Proliferation of Juvenile Records.  This...

The Bulletin provides a step-by-step history and deconstruction of the traditional Miranda analysis before and after J.D.B., reviewing...

UNC School of Government Professor LaToya Powell previews her upcoming Juvenile Law Bulletin considering a “reasonable juvenile” standard...

On January 26, 2016 the United States Supreme Court determined in Montgomery v. Louisiana that the 2012 decision of Miller v. Alabama...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has released a Bulletin entitled Child Forensic Interviewing:  Best Practices....

Talking to clients about eligibility for expunction and exposure to collateral consequences can be challenging.  To assist defenders in...

The following is an excerpt from Juvenile Life Without Parole after Miller v. Alabama: A Report of the Phillips Black Project, authored...

The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth released the first-ever Guidelines for Representing Children Facing Life Sentences: “We are...

Instead of Suspension: Alternative Strategies for Effective School Discipline is a new guide produced by the Duke Center for Child and...

Youth Justice North Carolina has just released a great, unique resource: Guide to Juvenile Court for Youth & Parents in North Carolina....

Our office recently co-sponsored a training for local defenders in Wilmington, NC. The topics were focused on juveniles alleged to have...