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Wiyot and Bear River Tribes Call for “True Partnership” To Protect the Civil Rights of Loleta Students

December 12, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2017 Media Contact:
Lewis Cohen – NCYL: (510) 835-8098
press@aclunc.org – ACLU of Northern California: (415) 621-2493
Denise Bareilles – CA Indian Legal Services: (707)443-8397
Michelle Vassal – Wiyot Tribe: (707) 733-5055
Dakota McGinnis – Bear…

NEW REPORT: ADDRESSING RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES AFTER THE REPEAL OF DIRECT FILE

November 29, 2017

November 29, 2017 – A year ago this month, Californians voted overwhelmingly in support of Proposition 57, a ballot initiative that abolished the practice of “direct file,” wherein prosecutors could file charges against youth as young as 14 years old directly in adult criminal court.…

NCYL Launches Education Civil Rights Alliance to Fight Back Against Civil Rights Violations Threatening Students

November 3, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2017 Contact: Lewis Cohen, Senior Director of Communications, lcohen@youthlaw.org, 510.835.8098 ext 3045 In the face of increasing threats to student civil rights throughout the nation, the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) has joined with more…

Judge Rejects State’s Request to be Released from Reforms that Impact Youth Who Run from Foster Care

June 30, 2017

Media Release
June 29, 2017 Contact: Mary Van Cleve, CLS Attorney, 206-287-8622 (work), 206-856-8158 (cell),
mary.vancleve@columbialegal.org Bellingham, WA – This week, Judge Charles Snyder of the Whatcom County Superior Court ruled that the State of Washington must finish the job of…

NCYL Efforts Lead to Big Budget Increases for California Kids

June 27, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2017 Contact: Lewis Cohen, Senior Director of Communications, lcohen@youthlaw.org, 510.835.8098 ext 3045 Oakland, CA – The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) played a leading role in increasing California’s budget for children, particularly those in foster care. California’s budget, signed…

LANDMARK FEDERAL LAWSUIT CHARGES MISSOURI WITH PERVASIVE FAILURE TO MONITOR THE PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF POWERFUL PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS TO FOSTER YOUTH

June 12, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 12, 2017 Contact:
Holly Aubry, haubry@childrensrights.org, 646.943.0541
Lewis Cohen, lcohen@youthlaw.org, 510.835.8098, ext 3045
Jessica Lillie Ciccone, lillieciccone@slu.edu, 314.977.7248 Jefferson City, Missouri – Watchdogs Children’s Rights, National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and Saint Louis University School of Law Legal…

Governor Martinez Puts New Mexico at the Forefront of Efforts to Support Students in Foster Care and the Juvenile Justice System

April 12, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 12, 2017 Contact:
Denicia Cadena, Young Women United (575) 202-7571
Grace Spulak, FosterEd:New Mexico (505) 362-9226 Santa Fe – Governor Susana Martinez has signed two bills that will improve support for students in the state’s care.…

California Commits to Ensuring Foster Youth Have Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Services

March 8, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2017 Contacts:
Michael Weston michael.weston@dss.ca.gov (916) 657-2268
Rebecca Gudeman, rgudeman@youthlaw.org, 510.835.8098 x3037
Ana Sandoval, California Planned Parenthood Education Fund, 916.446.5247 x115 Oakland, CA – California has once again placed itself at the forefront of…

Planned Parenthood Reaches Agreement with Promesa Behavioral Health

March 1, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2017 Contacts:
Lewis Cohen, 510-835-8098 x3045
Rebecca Gudeman, 510-835-8098 x3037 Fresno, CA – Promesa Behavioral Health, Planned Parenthood, and individual foster youth have agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in February 2016 regarding the…

New Report Offers 2015 Update on Prosecutorial Direct File by Race and Geography

October 18, 2016

For Immediate Release
October 18, 2016 Contact:
Haywood Burns Institute at (415) 321-4100 x 108 or lridolfi@burnsinstitute.org
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice at (415) 621- 5661 x 121 or cjcjmedia@cjcj.org
National Center for Youth Law at (510) 835-8098 x…