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In re Gault

5-4

Prologue Projects

News Commentary, News, Government

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

It's not easy being a kid. Especially when the state thinks you don't have any constitutional rights. Thank goodness for this week's case, In re Gault, where the Court decides you can have a little rights, as a treat.


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0:00.0

Number 116, and the matter of application of Paul L. Gull, et al.

0:12.0

Hey everyone, this isn't Leon from Fiasco and Prologue projects. It's Rachel, Leon's

0:16.7

on vacation. On this episode of Five to Four, Peter, Rianne, and Michael are joined by

0:21.3

journalists Josie Duffy Rice to talk about In-Ray Galt. The case has its genesis in a

0:27.7

phone call made in 1964. The police called it obscene, and 15-year-old Gerald Galt claimed

0:33.7

it was a friend who had made the call. But either way, Galt took the fall for what is now

0:37.7

a time-honored tradition among dumb teenagers.

0:40.7

Hello, this is Nile's stand-ish calling. Hello, sir. Hello. I was calling because I had

0:49.7

some questions about Galt. For my bathroom. The police detained Galt and eventually a judge

0:56.1

imposed six-year sentence in a state juvenile facility. Galt's parents appealed the case

1:00.8

all the way up to the Supreme Court, where the justices determined that, in fact, Galt's

1:05.3

constitutional rights had been violated, creating a series of new protections for youth in the

1:10.1

criminal punishment system. But it wouldn't be Five to Four if there wasn't an ass

1:14.6

risk. This is Five to Four, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks.

1:22.6

Welcome to Five to Four, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have left

1:28.2

our nation fatigued and struggling, like a podcast or with a sinus infection. I'm Peter. I'm

1:34.9

here with Riannon. How many cold medications are Yon right now, Peter? I went to urgent care today,

1:40.1

and I got the good stuff. I got the fucking juice, so I am ready to go. Gone off that sauce. I still

1:47.2

don't sound or feel particularly good, but it's a big improvement. Where was I? And Michael?

1:54.7

Hey everybody. And our good friend, Josie Duffy Rice. Hello. Hi. Hi. How you doing, Josie? I'm

2:02.8

really great. Well, I have strep throat, but other than that, I'm really great. Oh, hell yeah.

2:07.8

Damn. Two sick podcasters here. I feel like strep throat is going around. My wife had strep

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