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January 30, 2008
In The Matter Of William M.; In The Matter Of Marques B.

Briefed the issue of constitutionality of a state certification statute that requires juveniles, in violation of their right to due process and against self-incrimination, to admit guilt in order to rebut the presumption of certification to adult court.

Juvenile and Criminal Justice
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August 19, 2005
In the Interest of D.A.S.

Filed an appeal to overturn the delinquency adjudication based on the classroom conduct of an 11-year-old with a neurological disability.

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January 11, 2012
In re J.B.

Argued that J.B. should be released from detention pending his adjudicatory hearing in juvenile court because his unlawful detention violates Pennsylvania's Juvenile Act; challenged J.B.'s sentence as against the weight of the evidence.

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March 29, 2010
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Jordan Brown

Juvenile Law Center and two private attorneys filed this brief on behalf of an eleven-year-old charged with the murder of his stepmother. The brief argued that the trial court’s interpretation of the transfer statute requiring the juvenile’s confession at the pre-adjudicatory decertification hearing in order to demonstrate his ability to be rehabilitated in the juvenile system was in violation of his right against self-incrimination and rights to due process and fundamental fairness under both the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions.

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August 24, 2012
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ian Cunningham

Argued that Pennsylvania’s mandatory sentencing scheme, which requires any juvenile convicted of first or second degree murder to be sentenced to life without parole, is unconstitutional pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Miller v. Alabama.

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March 28, 2011
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Aaron Phillips

Argued that sentences of life without the possibility of parole for juveniles convicted of homicide are unconstitutional.

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December 02, 1996
Brian B. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education

School-aged youth awaiting trial in either juvenile or adult facilities remain entitled to basic education under PA law.

Juvenile and Criminal Justice, Education
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