Recognizing that the most influential people in a teenager’s life are often peers, Seattle is adding its first Youth Traffic Court, set to convene for the first time this month. The court will be staffed entirely by Garfield High School students, who will serve as judge, jury, attorneys, bailiffs and court clerks. The students have [...]
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Seattle Adds Youth Traffic Court
March 11th, 2012 · No Comments
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Public Defenders, Assigned Counsel, and Other Ways Indigent Defendants Get A Lawyer
February 26th, 2012 · No Comments
If you’ve watched more than a handful of crime dramas on TV, you’re familiar with the Miranda warning given when someone is arrested. The exact words may vary a little from state to state, but it’s usually very close to this: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you in [...]
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Law Librarians Are There For You
February 12th, 2012 · 1 Comment
So you need to do some legal research for a court case in which you’re representing yourself, or you want to look up a particular local statute, or you simply want to read the court’s opinion for the interesting case you just heard about on the news? Now that you know about the existence of [...]
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