Juvenile cases have historically been litigated confidentially. Ordinary criminal cases have historically been litigated openly, and the First Amendment has been read as protecting that openness.

With no resolution in sight, the Massachusetts court crisis caused by bar advocates’ work stoppage is set to escalate as ...

Juvenile criminal cases went up 19 percent in 2018 from the previous year, while overall felony cases were up 3 percent, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.Kane County ...

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A $16 million effort by King County to send most juvenile criminal cases to community-based diversion programs, rather than the court system, is struggling to meet its goals, a county report shows.

Car theft charges brought against youth were up by more than 500% in King County last year. That’s just one of the charges driving a 61% increase in juvenile criminal bookings in 2023, including ...

Juvenile cases have historically been litigated confidentially. Ordinary criminal cases have historically been litigated openly, and the First Amendment has been read as protecting that openness.