Youth Law Center News and Events

May 23, 2013

Juvenile Justice

Virginia Corrigan Receives EJW Fellowship to Work at YLC

The Youth Law Center is pleased to announce that Virginia Corrigan, a Harvard Law School...

May 14, 2013

In the News, Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI)

Role of Carole Shauffer and QPI Highlighted in Article

The role of Carole Shauffer and QPI are highlighted in the following article about normalcy in...

April 26, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC Endorses SSI Restoration Act, H.R. 1601

The Youth Law Center has endorsed the SSI Restoration Act, H.R. 1601, introduced by Representative...

April 24, 2013

Juvenile Justice

YLC Testifies on S.B. 260 – Sentencing Review

On April 22, 2013, Staff Attorney Sue Burrell testified in the California Senate Appropriations Committee...

April 4, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

YLC Testifies on Defender Training Bill

On April 2, 2013, YLC Staff attorney Sue Burrell testified in California’s Senate Public Safety...

April 1, 2013

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Youth Radio Interviews Sue Burrell on Steubenville Rape Case

On March 25, 2013, Youth Radio broadcast its interview with YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell...

March 29, 2013

Juvenile Justice

Email Re San Bernardino Co. Baby Elmo Project

Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 4:00 PM Subject: A Daddy's Love Every once in a while, there’s...

March 27, 2013

Events, Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

Jennifer Rodriguez on Kids Aging Out of Foster Care Panel

Jennifer Rodriguez participated in the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Children’s Rights Litigation Committee...

March 8, 2013

In the News, Juvenile Justice

Sue Burrell Quoted in Article Re Sentencing 10 Year Old

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell was interviewed for a Reuters story on sentencing for a...

February 22, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care

YLC Comments on ACA Proposed Rules re Former Foster Youths

  The Youth Law Center submitted comments on proposed rules to implement the extension of Medicaid to...

February 22, 2013

Juvenile Justice

YLC Presents on Trauma and the Environment of Care

YLC Staff Attorney Sue Burrell spoke at a Roundtable on “Current Issues and New Directions...

February 22, 2013

Foster Care & Extended Foster Care, Juvenile Justice

Principles for Immigration Reform that Works for Children

The Youth Law Center has joined over 200 child, immigration, religious, academic, and civil rights...