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AMICUS BRIEF RESOURCES AND OTHER RESOURCES

Dec 14, 2019
1 min

POLICY BRIEF - Children's Presence in Court During Child Protection Proceedings

The policy brief is a response to the recommendation of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) that children...

Dec 13, 2019
1 min

POLICY BRIEF - The Role of the Child's Attorney in Child Protection Proceedings

The policy brief is a resource to educate attorneys for children in child protection proceedings about child development and the impact...

Oct 5, 2019
2 min

APSAC Leads Amicus Group Speaking Up for Children of DACA Recipients in US Supreme Court

Since its establishment by executive order in 2012, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has protected hundreds of thousands of...

Oct 4, 2017
2 min

APSAC Files 2nd Brief on Sexual Abuse Accommodation (SAAS) Syndrome Testimony in NJ Supreme Court

APSAC has filed an amicus brief in the New Jersey Supreme Court arguing that the state’s trial courts should admit testimony regarding...

Aug 22, 2017
3 min

APSAC Amicus Brief Supports Admissibility of Testimony on Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

In January 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court heard the case State of New Jersey v. J.L.G, in which the defendant was convicted for...

Jun 13, 2017
2 min

Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals Cites APSAC's Amicus Brief in Opinion Ruling Against Trump's Revised

On Monday, June 13th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals became the second federal appeals court to rule against President Trump’s...