Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the all-round development of children in a reply letter to students from a primary school in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

So retroactivity rules that are harsh in the short term can lead to more rights in the long term. But even if there is no federal right to resentencing, that does not mean that juvenile offenders ...

The law of retroactivity has a troubled history in the Supreme Court, largely because it is so intellectually confounding. But also, retroactivity allows long-convicted offenders to seek relief (thus ...

Justices Consider Retroactivity for Decision Requiring Unanimous Juries for Criminal Convictions In Louisiana, Oregon and Puerto Rico, hundreds or thousands of convictions could be overturned By ...

June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, has produced little to no effect on the supply of or ...

Say no to retroactivity L.A. Times Archives Jan. 20, 2012 12 AM PT ...

This question of “retroactivity” has troubled courts for decades. But based on the writings of a the late Justice John Marshall Harlan II, the Court has decided over time that new “substantive” ...

Court denies retroactivity to immigrant ruling February 20, 2013 More than 12 years ago Summary By Robert Barnes ...

Such "absolute retroactivity" in cases already decided by the courts would deny justice to the victims of crime, offend against the fundamental and just interests of society, undermine the need ...

Colorado lawmakers in the House have passed a bill that would allow victims of sexual abuse to hold organizations accountable through civil lawsuits retroactively to 1960.