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District of Columbia Faces Lawsuit for Unnecessarily Institutionalizing Hundreds of Children with Mental Health Disabilities - Class Action Complaint, Filed by Disability Rights DC, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, National Center for Youth Law, and Schulte Roth & Zabel, Sues District for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

August 14, 2018

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FACES LAWSUIT FOR UNNECESSARILY INSTITUTIONALIZING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES Class Action Complaint, Filed by Disability Rights DC, the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, National Center for Youth Law, and Schulte …

Lawsuit Settlement Significant for Education of Expelled Students

July 30, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2018
Contact: Marisa Halm, Esq, Center for Children’s Advocacy mhalm@cca-ct.org; Lewis Cohen, National Center for Youth Law, lcohen@youthlaw.org CONNECTICUT – Alicia B. vs. Malloy, NCYL’s lawsuit challenging the inadequate education of expelled students in Connecticut, has settled. This…

Federal Court Hearing: Legal and Advocacy Groups Go Before Judge to Oppose Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Title IX Policy - Betsy DeVos Rolled Back Protections for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence Coalition of Legal and Advocacy Organizations are Suing the Trump Administration For Implementing Policy Based on Sexist Stereotypes

July 19, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 19, 2018 Contact: Charisma Troiano, Democracy Forward, (202) 701-1781, ctroiano@democracyforward.org San Francisco, CA. — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s discriminatory rollback of Title …

FosterEd Arizona Receives $500,000 From The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation to Increase Support for Arizona Students in Foster Care

July 12, 2018

For Immediate Release
Contact:
Molly Dunn
Director, FosterEd Arizona
mdunn@youthlaw.org
(602) 264-4681 PHOENIX (July 11, 2018) – FosterEd Arizona, an organization dedicated to improving graduation rates and life outcomes for children in foster care, has received a $500,000 grant from…

COPAA CHALLENGES SECRETARY DEVOS’S DECISION TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF EQUITY IN IDEA REGULATIONS

July 12, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 12, 2018
Contact: Lewis Cohen, lcohen@youthlaw.org WASHINGTON, DC – The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) for abdicating its responsibility to protect the civil rights of students.…

NCYL Files Lawsuit Against Oppressive ‘YAT’ Youth Program in Riverside

July 2, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 2, 2018 Contact: ACLU SoCal Communications & Media Advocacy, communications@aclusocal.org, 213-977-5252 RIVERSIDE, CA — The Youth Accountability Team (YAT) program was created in 2001 in Riverside County to target at-risk youths for intervention. But YAT treats children who have not…

Lawsuit: Counsel from Original Flores Complaint Join Immigrant Children to End Cruel Government Detention Policies

June 29, 2018

As Federal Government Attacks Flores Settlement Agreement, Complaint Seeks Due Process for Immigrant Children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2018
Contact: Freeland Ellis, (802) 999-2442, ncyl@berlinrosen.com
Taryn Tuss, (202) 421-7171, ncyl@berlinrosen.com Los Angeles, CA – Today, five immigrant children in federal custody filed a complaint…

Legal and Advocacy Groups Demand Betsy DeVos Withdraw False Claims About Sexual Assault Cases

June 27, 2018

Trump Administration Violated Federal Law in Using Unsupported and Misleading Claims To Roll Back Title IX Protections for Student Survivors of Sexual Violence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Contact: Charisma Troiano, Democracy Forward, (202) 701-1781, Lewis Cohen, National Center for Youth Law, (510)…

New Collaborative Seeks to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancies Among L.A. Foster Youth

May 1, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 1, 2018 Contact:
Lewis Cohen: (510) 899-6561 Los Angeles, CA –In honor of National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and National Foster Care Month, today Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis announced the launch of an…

Government’s Indefinite Detention and Unlawful Drugging of Immigrant and Refugee Children Challenged

April 17, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2018 Contact:
Lewis Cohen: (510) 899-6561; lcohen@youthlaw.org Los Angeles, CA – Last night, immigrant children filed a motion in federal court to end government policies and practices that unlawfully prolong their detention and delay children’s reunification…