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In the Interest of Douglas D.

Wisconsin Supreme Court •
Challenged the zero-tolerance approach in the delinquency adjudication of an eighth-grade student whose creative writing assignment invoked an unhappy student who cut off his teacher’s head when she told him to shut up.
Keeping Kids in the Community

In re D.R. and A.R.

Pennsylvania Superior Court •
Argued against a per se rule removing a well-cared-for and loved child from a home because of a parent’s drug use.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Brandon E. v. The Honorable Abram F. Reynolds

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Challenged the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s Act 53, which assists parents in obtaining treatment for minors afflicted with a drug or alcohol dependency by allowing for involuntary commitment.
Youth Tried as Adults

In the Interest of J.F.

U.S. Supreme Court •

This appeal raised a question of first impression: Is a juvenile entitled to request a jury trial in juvenile court when 1) the protective features of the juvenile court have been largely eliminated by statutory amendments, and, 2) a delinquency adjudication would lead to automatic adult status upon a next arrest? The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the denial of the right to a jury trial.

Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

Fries v. Harney

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Challenged the lack of due process procedures when a county revoked a juvenile’s probation.
Keeping Kids in the Community

In re L.J.

Pennsylvania Superior Court •
Argued for a half-brother’s standing to participate in child welfare proceedings involving his sibling and that the child advocate’s representation of both children constituted a conflict of interest.
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.