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Youth Tried as Adults

Commonwealth v. J.B.

Pennsylvania Superior Court •
Juvenile Law Center and two private attorneys filed a 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.
Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Argued on behalf of a student who had been suspended for writing a fake MySpace page that made derogatory statements about the student's principal.
Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

Bellevue School District v. E.S.

Washington Supreme Court •
This brief argued that students have the right to counsel at the initial stage of a truancy proceeding under juvenile court jurisdiction.
Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

People v. Austin M.

Illinois Supreme Court •
Supporting a juvenile defendant in Illinois who challenged the representation he received in court, when his defense lawyer sacrificed his defense believing that it was in the child’s "best interests."
Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)

Miller v. Skumanick

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit •
Involved three teenage girls being prosecuted for "sexting," the practice of sending nude or semi-nude photographs via text message on cell phones.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

In re F.C. III

Pennsylvania Supreme Court •
Juvenile Law Center challenged the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania law (Act 53) that allows courts to order involuntary civil commitments for minors found to be drug dependent.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Graham v. Florida

U.S. Supreme Court •

Juvenile Law Center argued that life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of non-homicide crimes are unconstitutional.

Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

Safford Unified School District v. Redding

U.S. Supreme Court •
Argued in support of a 13-year-old student who was subjected to a strip search at school without reasonable suspicion.
Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)

In re D.J.S.

Ohio Supreme Court •

Juvenile Law Center argued that juvenile court should retain discretion to spare children from permanent stigma associated with lifetime sex offender registration.

Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

Wallace v. Powell

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania •
Juvenile Law Center filed a federal class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the children and families of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who suffered significant harm as a result of ex-Luzerne County juvenile court judge Mark A. Ciavarella and the "kids-for-cash" scandal.