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Keeping Kids in the Community

Baby Neal v. Casey

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Supported class certification in a lawsuit brought on behalf of children in Philadelphia’s foster care system.
Keeping Kids in the Community

Suter v. Artist M.

U.S. Supreme Court •
Surveyed statutes and social science literature in a lawsuit involving the interpretation of the “reasonable efforts” to preserve and reunite families provision of the Adoption and Assistance Child Welfare Act.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

D.B. v. Casey

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Challenged abusive conditions at state-run youth center.
Keeping Kids in the Community

Winston v. Children and Youth Services of Delaware County

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Challenged parental visitation policies for parents of children in foster care.
Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

T.M. v. City of Philadelphia

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Filed a class action lawsuit seeking appointment of counsel for all children in dependency proceedings, as guaranteed under state law.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

T.B. v. City of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas •
Challenged the adequacy of Philadelphia’s program of aftercare probation, which was responsible for a child’s course of treatment in, discharge from, and supervision following detention for juvenile offenses.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Schall v. Martin

U.S. Supreme Court •
Argued that law violated due process and involved incarceration in jail-like facilities that mixed those already adjudicated delinquent with youth not yet found guilty of a crime.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Coleman v. Stanziani

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Filed a civil rights class action lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania law and practices that governed the detention of youth charged with committing delinquent acts.