Using the law to help children in need
The Flores Settlement Agreement, reached in 1997, requires basic child welfare protections for vulnerable immigrant children. On August 30, the Trump Administration filed a motion to terminate the Settlement.
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In March, a federal court found in favor of NCYL’s complaint against Secretary of Education Betsy Davos and the Department of Education, ruling that they engaged in an “illegal delay” of the 2016 Equity in IDEA regulation. The Department filed an appeal from our victory, but this week, they threw in the towel!
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The lawsuit alleges flagrant districtwide disability and race discrimination against students with disabilities, especially Black students.
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In a model for juvenile justice programs across the country, our settlement with Riverside County calls for youths accused of committing crimes to receive due process protections, including the appointment of a defense lawyer, upon referral to a diversion program.
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Title X is under attack! The National Center for Youth Law filed Amicus briefs in support of protecting Title X, which has made quality reproductive health care available to countless young people. Learn how currently proposed revisions to Title X will devastate the health of our most vulnerable youth.
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