A resolution commemorating the 40th anniversary of the landmark case In re Gault, et. al., in which the Supreme Court held that all children accused of delinquent acts and facing a proceeding in which their freedom may be curtailed have a right to counsel in the proceedings against them.
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Passed
Latest Action · May 11, 2007
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6030-6031; text as passed Senate: CR S6031; text of measure as introduced: CR S6023)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes and honors the 40th anniversary of In re Gault, et. al., the Supreme Court decision that extended the right to counsel to juveniles in criminal proceedings.
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