There’s little that judges can do to rein in young people who run wild and talk back, but a new law could double the number of troubled teens stuck in…
Her boyfriend beat her so badly she had to be hospitalized. Then the city took her kids because of it. Meet the mom who’s turning a legal fight into a…
It’s been known as a training ground for activist attorneys since it was founded in 1983. Today, CUNY School of Law hosts a new struggle–pragmatism versus radicalism.
After 15 years as chief prosecutor in charge of juvenile delinquency cases in the city Law Department’s Family Court division, Peter Reinharz has said he will step down this month,…
Disabled people would like to work, and a cost-conscious Congress wants them to, too. But for the mentally ill, the experimental Ticket to Work vouchers may well spell social insecurity.
For 30 years, attorney Marcia Lowry has waged war on bumbling child welfare systems. Yet though she has shown the world what’s wrong with foster care, Lowry’s the first to…
Goshen Secure Center has all the trappings of a maximum-security prison for teenage boys. But the kids being sent there these days are in for minor offenses like a fist…