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Articles From Ari Seckler

Still Burdened for Life: The Ongoing Need for Enhanced Confidentiality Protections of Juvenile Records and Expanded Access to Juvenile Expungement By Ari Seckler Child Law, March 2026 An arrest or adjudication of delinquency carries a number of collateral consequences for a young person. Despite the promise of the juvenile court since its founding in 1899 that mistakes of one’s youth should not brand them for life, true confidentiality of records and far-reaching access to records relief remain lacking.

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