Education
Jan. 8, 2010
Giving Kids a Fair Day in Court
Julie Waterstone of Southwestern Law School explains why the 'Civil Gideon' statute should be extended to education and school discipline proceedings.
By Julie Waterstone
With the start of a new year, we tend to think about what happened last year and what we hope to make different for this coming year. In looking back, California should be proud that in October of 2009,Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB590, the nation's first "Civil Gideon" statute. This law provides legal representation to those who cannot afford it in civil cases related to critical basic human needs. AB 590 requires counsel to be appo...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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