Legal Docket | Juvenile Law Center

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 in support of a King's Bench Petition

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

Older Youth in Foster Care

State v. B.O.J.

Washington Supreme Court • January 25, 2019

Juvenile Law Center, in collaboration with ACLU of Washington, Legal Voice, and Columbia Legal Services filed an amicus brief in the Washington Supreme Court on

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Commonwealth v. Stahley

Pennsylvania Supreme Court • January 18, 2019

Tristan Stahley was sentenced to life without parole under Pennsylvania's Miller fix statute for a murder committed when he was 16. Following the U.S. Supreme

Education

Nicole B. v. School District of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Supreme Court • January 18, 2019

Juvenile Law Center signed onto an amicus brief with Education Law Center and the Public Interest Law Center filed in the Pennsylvania Superior Court in

Youth Tried as Adults

State v. B.T.D.

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals • January 16, 2019

B.T.D. was seventeen-years old when he was charged with committing a felony that resulted in a serious physical injury. Alabama law, codified at § 12-15-204, required

Economic Justice

Commonwealth v. Davis

Superior Court of Pennsylvania • January 9, 2019

In 1981, Scott Davis received a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a crime he committed at the age of 15. Following the United