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Youth Interrogations & Access to Counsel

Wallace v. Powell

United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania •
Juvenile Law Center filed a federal class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the children and families of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, who suffered significant harm as a result of ex-Luzerne County juvenile court judge Mark A. Ciavarella and the "kids-for-cash" scandal.
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People v. Nguyen

California Supreme Court •
Argued that the use of delinquency adjudications to enhance an adult criminal sentence violates US Supreme Court precedent as well as California's commitment to maintaining a separate juvenile justice system.
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In re J.V.R.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court •

Filed a "King's Bench petition" for extraordinary relief in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seeking relief on behalf of the juveniles adjudicated by former Luzerne County juvenile court judge Mark A. Ciavarella during the "kids-for-cash" scandal.

Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

People v. Diaz

California Courts of Appeal •
Argued that a juvenile’s 75-year sentence for a crime in which the victims suffered no serious injury is disproportionate and violates state, federal and international law.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Pittman v. South Carolina

U.S. Supreme Court •
Argued that a 12-year-old’s sentence of 30 years without the possibility of parole violates the Eighth Amendment.
Youth Tried as Adults

In re William M.

Nevada Supreme Court •
Briefed the issue of constitutionality of a state certification statute that requires juveniles, in violation of their right to due process and against self-incrimination, to admit guilt in order to rebut the presumption of certification to adult court.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Commonwealth v. Powell

Massachusetts Superior Court •
Juvenile Law Center’s brief argues that the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole imposed on a 16-year-old is a disproportionate punishment under the U.S. and Massachusetts Constitutions.
Solitary Confinement & Harsh Conditions

Al Odah v. United States of America

U.S. Supreme Court •
Juvenile Law Center briefed the issue of whether the Congress intended the Military Commissions Act to have jurisdiction over juveniles. The juveniles in question have been held at Guantanamo Bay and subject to interrogation and physical and psychological abuse.
Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)

Connell v. State

Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals •
Juvenile Law Center briefed and argued the question of the constitutionality of a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole imposed on a 17-year-old in Alabama.