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In re J.L.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania • March 11, 2019

Just before the winter holidays, a Pennsylvania court ordered that J.L., a minor, be removed from his family home and placed in a residential youth

Youth Tried as Adults

In re S.T.

Supreme Court of Texas • March 6, 2019

Juvenile Law Center filed an amicus brief in support of S.T.’s Petition for Review in the Supreme Court of Texas. The trial court transferred S.T.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Commonwealth v. LaPlante

Massachusetts Supreme Court • March 4, 2019

Juvenile Law Center signed onto an amicus letter with the Committee for Public Counsel Services and Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in the Massachusetts

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

State v. Helm

Arizona Supreme Court • March 4, 2019

Juvenile Law Center signed onto an amicus brief with Phillips Black, Inc. in the Supreme Court of Arizona on behalf of Roger Helm. For crimes

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Cox v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • February 22, 2019

Juvenile Law Center and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project filed an amicus brief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on behalf of Jermont Cox and Kevin

Juvenile Sex Offender Registry (SORNA)

In re A.W.

Ohio Supreme Court • January 29, 2019

As the result of a plea agreement, A.W. was designated a serious youthful offender and committed to the Department of Youth Services until he turned