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Scott v. Snider

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Challenged the legality of Pennsylvania’s system of providing health care to poor children eligible for Medical Assistance.

City of Philadelphia v. Commonwealth

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court •
Represented Pennsylvania children in challenging the way the state implemented the funding formula that paid for services for delinquent and dependent children.
Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

T.M. v. City of Philadelphia

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Filed a class action lawsuit seeking appointment of counsel for all children in dependency proceedings, as guaranteed under state law.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

T.B. v. City of Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas •
Challenged the adequacy of Philadelphia’s program of aftercare probation, which was responsible for a child’s course of treatment in, discharge from, and supervision following detention for juvenile offenses.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Schall v. Martin

U.S. Supreme Court •
Argued that law violated due process and involved incarceration in jail-like facilities that mixed those already adjudicated delinquent with youth not yet found guilty of a crime.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Coleman v. Stanziani

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Filed a civil rights class action lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania law and practices that governed the detention of youth charged with committing delinquent acts.
Keeping Kids in the Community

Cameron v. Montgomery County Child Welfare Services

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Brought a Section 1983 civil rights damage action on behalf of a foster youth who had been in foster care for three and a half years without any judicial review and without the provision of services to help him return home to his family by the county child welfare agency.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Santiago v. City of Philadelphia

United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania •
Established conditions of confinement in juvenile detention centers.
Sex Offender Registration of Children (SORNA)

People v. Spencer

Michigan Court of Appeals
Juvenile Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Court of Appeals arguing that Dameon Spencer’s registration under the state’s Sex Offender Registration Act violated the Michigan constitution’s prohibition against “cruel or unusual” punishment, which has been found to be stronger than the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.