Resources

Court Documents & Materials related to the Gault Case

The Gault Decision
The Supreme Court Decision

The Oral Argument
Audio recording of the oral argument before the Supreme Court on December 6, 1966

Westlaw Briefs & Filings
Links to the petitions and briefs in the Supreme Court through Westlaw (Must have Westlaw access)

Opening Program of the 2006 Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit
Reflections on Gault
Norman Dorsen
Frederick I. & Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law
Co-Director, Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program
Counselor to the President of New York University
The attorney who argued the case in the Supreme Court addresses a gathering of juvenile defense attorneys.

 

Archives

Juvenile Indigent Defense Archives
Library of cases and materials that are cited to in Gault's briefs and filings

 

Resources for Youth

The Gault Case and Young People's Rights
Debating Supreme Court Decisions*
Laura Cohen
*Publisher is willing to negotiate on price for bulk purchases.

Youth Justice in America
Maryam Ahranjani, Andrew Ferguson, Jamin B. Raskin

Mario's Story
Mario Rocha, a Latino youth from East LA, was convicted of murder and attempted murder on the basis of one eyewitness and no physical evidence. He was 16 years old at the time of his arrest, yet tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison. This film interweaves Mario's story and writings as an inmate in one of California's toughest prisons, with the efforts of an unexpected group of people who have come together to win his freedom.

Interview with Gerald Gault
Requires Flash Video Player

Rights Night Lesson Plans
These lesson plans can be combined or modified to meet your teaching needs.
NJDC Know Your Rights Curriculum
NYJA In re Gault Constitutional Lesson Plan

Why It's Important to Know Your Rights:
A Guide to Young People's Rights in Juvenile Delinquency Court
If you are planning a Rights Night in your area, please contact the National Juvenile Defender Center for hard copies of this booklet, Know Your Rights wristbands, and a videoclip DVD of Mario's Story.

Know the Law
Youth Advocacy Project, Boston
Massachusetts-specific information for youth

Dialogue on Youth and Justice
American Bar Association

 

State-Specific Resources

State-based Assessments on Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings
National Juvenile Defender Center

 

Other Resources

Underreported: Incarcerated Teens
May 10, 2007
The Leonard Lopate Show, New York Public Radio

Trial Manual for Defense Attorneys in Juvenile Court
To be updated by Randy Hertz, Marty Guggenheim, and Tony Amsterdam and released by ALI/ABA and NJDC by the end of 2007.

Ten Core Principles for Providing Quality Delinquency Representation through Indigent Defense Delivery Systems
American Council of Chief Defenders & the National Juvenile Defender Center

Juvenile Defender Delinquency Notebook
National Juvenile Defender Center

Legal Strategies to Reduce the Unnecessary Detention of Children
National Juvenile Defender Center

 

If you know of other resources relating to In re Gault or the right to counsel in delinquency cases, please contact us.