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New PA Rules Require Juvenile Courts to Address Education and Health Care Needs of Youth in Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice Systems

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The PA Supreme Court adopts numerous procedural rules aimed at promoting fairer treatment and better outcomes for youth in the child welfare, juvenile justice systems

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Juvenile Law Center Testimony Supports State Funding of Indigent Juvenile Defense

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Executive Director Robert Schwartz tells PA House Committee about consequences of failing to fund lawyers for youth accused of crime
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Juvenile Law Center Urges Rules Committee to Adopt Rule Prohibiting Waiver of Counsel

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On April 26, 2011, Juvenile Law Center submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Juvenile Court Procedural Rules Committee, urging it to adopt a rule

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Pennsylvania Sexting Update

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Two bills introduced in the current Pennsylvania legislative session provide for very different approaches to teen sexting
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Juvenile Law Center Opposes Criminalizing Consensual Sexting

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In light of recent media attention on sexting, many state legislatures are introducing bills to criminalize various teen conduct
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Juvenile Law Center Responds to Guilty Verdict for Former Luzerne County Judge

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Verdict is but one more step in quest to secure justice for the children and families in Luzerne County
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All Children in the Care of the Child Welfare Agency Are Eligible for Free School Lunches

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Congress passes the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010