Legal Docket

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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.
Records

People v. Nguyen

California Supreme Court •
Argued that the use of delinquency adjudications to enhance an adult criminal sentence violates US Supreme Court precedent as well as California's commitment to maintaining a separate juvenile justice system.
Records

In re J.V.R.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court •

Filed a "King's Bench petition" for extraordinary relief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking relief on behalf of the juveniles adjudicated by former Luzerne County juvenile court judge Mark A. Ciavarella during the "kids-for-cash" scandal.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

People v. Diaz

California Courts of Appeal •
Argued that a juvenile’s 75-year sentence for a crime in which the victims suffered no serious injury is disproportionate and violates state, federal and international law.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Pittman v. South Carolina

U.S. Supreme Court •
Argued that a 12-year-old’s sentence of 30 years without the possibility of parole violates the Eighth Amendment.