Youth Law Center News and Events

October 23, 2006

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC’s AAP Victory in Ninth Circuit Upheld by Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court has denied Oregon's Petition for Certiorari to overturn the Youth...

August 9, 2006

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Partial Settlement in Florida Shelter Care Lawsuit

Youth Law Center announces the partial settlement of Susan C. et al. v. Department of...

June 21, 2006

Juvenile Justice, press

L.H. v. Schwarzenegger Press Release

(Sacramento, CA – June 21, 2006) – A class action lawsuit filed today in federal...

May 10, 2006

Juvenile Justice

YLC & BALA Settle Lawsuit Challenging Housing Authority

The Youth Law Center (YLC) and the Contra Costa County office of Bay Area Legal...

April 26, 2006

Juvenile Justice, press

Violence-Prone YA Still Fails Its Children, Its Taxpayers

By Sue Burrell and Jonathan Laba  |  SF Daily Journal - Forum Column  — Beginning in 2000, the California...

April 13, 2006

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Florida Judge Grants Temporary Injunction

Contact: Paolo Annino, 850-644-9930Carole Shauffer, 415-320-2147 Michael Dale, 954-262-6159 State Judge Grants Temporary Injunction Ordering...

April 4, 2006

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, press

Lawsuit Filed Against Florida DCFS and Big Bend

Legal Action Taken Against the Florida Department of Children and Family Services and Private Contractor...

April 4, 2006

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, press

Class Action Lawsuit Filed for N. Florida Foster Children

Legal action taken against  the Florida Department of Children and Family Services and private contractor Big...

March 13, 2006

Juvenile Justice

Gang Label Removed in Santa Cruz County

A Special-Education Student Gets Gang Label Removed in Santa Cruz County By George B. Sanchez  |  Monterey County...

February 17, 2006

Juvenile Justice

Agreement to Overhaul New Mexico’s Juvenile Justice System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 17, 2006 CONTACT: Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico, 505-266-5915 or (cell) 505-620-0775 Daniel...

December 15, 2005

Juvenile Justice

Housing Authority Sued Re Sec. 8 Housing Subsidy Termination

The Youth Law Center and Bay Area Legal Aid have filed a lawsuit against the...

December 14, 2005

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Hires Two Staff Attorneys For San Francisco Office

Profiles of the new staff attorneys: Corene Kendrick Corene Kendrick joined the Youth Law Center...