The United States Supreme Court has never acknowledged a constitutional right for those under the age of majority to be tried in juvenile court. The Supreme Court held in Kent v. United States that, if the State provides a hearing before a juvenile is transferred to adult court, the hearing must comport with due process. However, the Constitution does not prevent a state from charging a juvenile directly in adult court with-out a transfer hearing. The Supreme Court has not yet set forth any criteria that must be met in order to satisfy the Constitution before a youth is transferred to adult criminal court. Because the Supreme Court has not held that juveniles have a constitutional right to be tried in juvenile court, due process challenges to the concept of direct file have failed. Re-cent Supreme Court case law recognizing the neuroscience of developing brains supports a constitutional right for those under the age of majority to be tried in juvenile court.