YLC Supports Legal Rights of Immigrant Youth
The Youth Law Center has applied for leave to file an amicus brief in a juvenile case pending in the […]
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Petition Filed to Halt En Masse Detention of Refugee Children
On February 2, 2015, the Youth Law Center along with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, the law
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Op-Ed Juvenile Justice Can be Less Expensive
In a Sacramento Bee Op Ed piece, Youth Law Center Staff Attorney Sue Burrell weighed in on a new Justice
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YLC on Harsh Discipline for Truants
The Center for Public Integrity interviewed Staff Attorney Sue Burrell in connection with its investigation of school discipline and push
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Governor Signs AB 338 Protecting Crossover Youth
Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law AB 388 (Chesbro) requiring oversight on the use of law enforcement in group
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YLC Weighs in on Case of Youth Tried in Adult Court
YLC weighed in on the sentencing of Richard Thomas, who was tried in adult court after an incident in which
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Op – Ed Opposing Incarceration of Abused Youth
YLC staff attorney Sue Burrell, wrote an op ed piece for the CT Mirror, Incarcerating Disturbed Youth is a Flawed
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YLC Opposes Planned Closure of Santa Barbara Juvenile Court
The Youth Law Center and California Rural Legal Assistance Inc. have filed a letter in opposition to the Santa Barbara
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YLC Article on Pepper Spray Published in Huffington Post
YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell has published an article on the Huffington Post that details incidents of pepper-spray use on
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YLC Files DOJ Complaint Over Use of Pepper Spray
Youth Law Center and 10 San Diego area organizations today filed a formal complaint urging the U.S. Department of Justice
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Governor Signs Bill Banning Incarceration of Truant Youths
On June 27, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1296 (Leno), banning incarceration as a contempt sanction for youth adjudicated
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Mandatory Minimums Dropped from S.B. 838
After intensive efforts by a broad group of agencies and organizations, the provisions of S.B. 838 requiring mandatory two-year confinement
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