A new study finds that judicial bypass, the court process by which minors seek permission from a judge to obtain an abortion without parental consent, acts as a "form of punishment" for young Texas ...

Iran has reportedly sentenced four men, who were tried in juvenile court, to have their fingers amputated for stealing, a brutal punishment still on the books under the country's Islamic penal code.

Arizona voters passed Proposition 313 to require a life sentence for anyone convicted of child sex trafficking. The measure eliminates judicial discretion that currently allows sentences ranging from ...

Some Colorado lawmakers are considering pushing for changes to the state’s largely secret process for disciplining judges in light of a two-page memo released by the Colorado Supreme Court that ...

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. In my opinion the publication of these egregious articles warrants the imposition of a sentence that takes account of Ms Wran’s ...