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Judge rejects Trump administration’s motion to dismiss claims by immigrant children - CBS News

November 2, 2018

A federal judge has denied a U.S. government motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of thousands of immigrant children by attorneys who say the kids have unconstitutionally been denied the ability to challenge their detention or obtain counsel.…

Lawsuit Accuses Betsy DeVos And Her Deputies Of Being Motivated By Sexism - Huffington Post

October 31, 2018

A new filing in a lawsuit against the Trump administration accuses Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and a top deputy of being motivated in part by sexism in their policy decisions.…

Immigrant children still being drugged at shelter despite judge’s order, lawyers say - Reveal News

October 20, 2018

The government is violating a federal judge’s order to stop medicating immigrant children held at a troubled Texas shelter without proper consent and to move the children to other housing, attorneys for the children allege in new court filings.…

He’s 12. He Has ADHD. And His Family Is Fighting To Keep Him Out Of The Juvenile Court System - MSN

October 10, 2018

ORANGE, Calif. — Early one morning in April when most other children were in school, 12-year-old Cesar Gaspar leaned against his mom’s shoulder as they sat on a hard bench in a barren corridor at the Lamoreaux Justice Center.…

The Shadow World of Immigrant Youth Detention - The Crime Report

October 8, 2018

An estimated 13,000 young people are being held at immigrant youth detention centers around the U.S., trapped in a shadowy world that evokes the penal practices of Communist-era authoritarian governments like East Germany, according to attorneys and youth advocates.…

Would a Resentful Justice Kavanaugh Derail Juvenile Justice Reform? - The Crime Report

October 5, 2018

The furor over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged sexual misconduct as a 17-year-old raises questions about how he would rule on key juvenile justice cases, a John Jay College conference was told Thursday.…

Newly signed CA criminal justice reforms evoke hope, unease - San Jose Mercury News

October 1, 2018

Under new criminal-justice reform bills that aim to make punishment better fit the crime, fewer teens and criminal accomplices will spend their adult lives in prison.…

After family separation at border, Guatemalan teen’s mental health collapsed during 11-month detention - The Desert Sun

September 27, 2018

Artemio spends a large portion of his days sleeping. When he’s awake, the 18-year-old from Guatemala often stares blankly into the distance and repeats a set of mannerisms: He rubs his wrists as if they are sore and cradles his ribs as if he has…

Reformed Bay Area teen convicts push pending bill to spare young offenders - Mercury News

September 26, 2018

The 23-year-old Mendoza holds himself up as an example of the potential that can be reached by sparing violent teenage offenders from lifelong imprisonment as Gov. Jerry Brown decides by the end of the week on whether to sign Senate Bill 1391, which passed through…

What’s Hindering Most Youth in Foster Care From Studying After High School? - Youth Today

September 13, 2018

Early on, many youth in foster care develop a certain resourcefulness that allows them to navigate thorny situations and push through layers of bureaucracy.…