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20 Apr 2018, 5:17 am
It would likely fund the offices by slashing the budget of legal aid organizations like the Innocence Project New Orleans, which works to overturn wrongful convictions, and the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights, which provides public defense for juveniles. [read post]
20 Apr 2012, 7:45 pm
Children’s Defense Fund Releases New Report. [read post]
10 May 2019, 4:30 pm
The New York University Annual Survey of American Law is will dedicate its 76th Volume to Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children’s Defense Fund. [read post]
6 Feb 2019, 5:33 am
Like petulant children, the Austin criminal defense bar pulled out of a working group created by Travis County to plan for creation of a public-defender office. [read post]
21 Mar 2023, 4:05 am
The new law provides for a privately funded Monument To Unborn Children to be placed on the state Capitol grounds. [read post]
14 Apr 2008, 3:27 am
These challenges cut across all types of public defense in all areas of the state, but perhaps are most acute for public defense services for children and teenagers facing criminal charges in juvenile courts.Read the Washington Courts press release here. [read post]
18 Aug 2008, 7:28 pm
The title of this post is the title of this piece authored by Marian Wright Edelman, President of the Children's Defense Fund, which now appears over at The Huffington Post. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 9:53 am
The bill provides $4.5 billion in border funding, which includes nearly $3 billion in humanitarian aid and funding for the Department of Defense and more money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the latter was not included in the House bill. [read post]
19 May 2008, 6:48 am
Read Marian Wright Edelman's column at the Huffington Post calling to expand recourse for youth who are abused in youth lockups, citing Texas and Mississippi as her prime examples. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 12:55 pm
Below are links to a number of organizations providing legal assistance to immigrant children: RAICES Family Reunification and Bond Fund;Kids in Need of Defense; The Florence Project; The ACLU; The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights; and Together Rising Love Flash Mob for the ChildrenEven small donations help. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 6:15 am
New Report: Children’s Defense Fund, Ending Child Poverty Now (2015). [read post]
24 Mar 2008, 4:48 am
A get tough approach to juvenile corrections has "inadvertently constructed a pipeline to youth prison," declared an editorial this morning in the Dallas News, discussing research presented at a recent Children's Defense Fund conference in Houston making the case that "Texas actually predestines some children for a life of crime. [read post]
26 Apr 2018, 2:15 pm
This week, Congress is set to begin consideration of the annual defense bill, also known as the National Defense Authorization Act. [read post]
26 Mar 2018, 8:11 am
(March 26, 2018) – Two local attorneys are using their musical talents to raise awareness and funds for children with congenital heart defects – the number one birth defect in the United States. [read post]
20 Oct 2010, 12:09 pm
In these situations, it is critical to contact a defense attorney at once. [read post]
28 Dec 2008, 9:58 pm
It costs $67,890, according to the Children's Defense Fund, to incarcerate one child in the Texas Youth Commission. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 6:56 pm
” Mann also stated “Governor Baker has also proposed an increase in DCF funding to further provide the resources and tools the department needs to protect our most vulnerable children. [read post]
9 Apr 2008, 10:00 am
The Children's Defense Fund has released Halting the Loss of Billions of Dollars in Earned Income Tax Credit Benefits Low-income families lost billions in tax year 2005 in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) benefits to high-interest, short-term loans, tax preparation... [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 8:53 am
In Pennsylvania, the state does not provide a dime to fund indigent defense and no one oversees the quality of counsel individuals receive – recall the juvenile court judge who traded "cash for kids" with a for-profit juvenile facility builder. [read post]
22 Feb 2007, 5:00 pm
Supreme Court asked to hear appeal of decision ordering non-parent visitation in violation of fundamental right of parents to bring up their children": Alliance Defense Fund issued this press release today. [read post]
