Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for Yarborough v. Alvarado (June 1, 2004)

Prior Opinions

• 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion Filed December, 2002
• Miranda v. Arizona Decided June, 1966

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

• Appellant's 9th Circuit Brief (PDF)
• Petition (PDF)
• Brief of Respondent, Opposing Certiorari (PDF)
• Petitioner's Brief (Merits) (PDF)
• Respondent's Brief (Merits) (PDF)
• Petitioner's Reply Brief (Merits) (PDF)
• Respondent's Supplemental Brief (Merits) (PDF)
• Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)

Amicus Brief in Support of the Constitutionality of Article II

Amicus Briefs in Support of Alvarado

• Criminal Justice Legal Foundation (PDF)
• Juvenile Law Center (PDF)

Articles & Commentary

• Do Reasonable Minors Feel Less Free Than Adults Do?
  The Supreme Court Takes On A New Miranda Issue, Sherry F. Colb for Findlaw's Legal Commentary (October, 2003)
• Juvenile Justice Rights, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (June, 2004)
• Court: No Special Interrogating for Teens, Gina Holland for the Associated Press (June, 2004)
• Kid talk: Interrogating Juveniles, Josh Drobnyk for the Medill News Service (March, 2004)
• US Supreme Court rules that police need not treat juveniles differently under Miranda, Jeannie Shawl for the Paper Chase (June, 2004)
• Court Nixes Extra Warnings for Teen Suspects, Warren Richey for the Christian Science Monitor (June, 2004)
• Supreme Court Sides with Police, Further Limits Miranda Rights, Stephen Henderson for Knight Ridder Newspapers (June, 2004)
• U.S. Court Bars Broader 'Miranda' Rule for Juveniles, Laurie Asseo, for Bloomberg.com (June, 2004)
• US SUPREME COURT FAILS TO EXTEND JUVENILE RIGHTS, Tyler Prell and Lynsey Kluever for the Juvenile Law Center (June, 2004)
  

Other References

• Supreme Court Docket
• Medill School of Journalism
• Criminal Law
• Criminal Procedure
• Juvenile Justice