Youth Law Center News

New Education Report From Youth Law Center Finds Youth Are Out of Sight and Out of Mind in California’s Juvenile […]

“When we first started advocating against punitive juvenile justice legislation in Tennessee, we were told that these bills would be […]

Please join us on Tuesday, September 19th at noon PT for an engaging discussion focused on the first 45 years […]

Now in our fifth decade of fighting for justice systems-involved children and youth, we have released our new impact report […]

As advocates for youth in the youth justice system, we are disturbed to see the Governor of Tennessee and legislature […]

Many across the nation were captivated by the expulsion hearings of the Tennessee Three, but few would have anticipated that the ongoing […]

The Youth Law Center’s advocacy resulted in the new 2023-2024 California State budget requirement that all county probation departments offer in-person or […]

Four months ago the Youth Law Center, representing the California Alliance for Youth and Community Justice, sued a private California […]

The National Association of Counsel For Children (NACC) recently released the 4th edition of its Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing […]

Sacramento County has had children and youth in the foster care system in various unlicensed settings over the past several […]

Youth Law Center and its partners are celebrating a major victory for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Supreme Court this month which preserves the […]

In a victory for Native youth, families and Tribal Nations, the Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of the Indian […]