{"id":134,"date":"2019-10-24T09:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/events\/ross\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2019-12-11T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:12:19","slug":"levick-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/events\/ross\/levick-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 Edward Ross Lecture in Litigation | Presented by Marsha Levick"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2018 Edward Ross Lecture in Litigation<\/strong><\/p>\n

CHILDREN\u2019S RIGHTS LITIGATION
IN THE AGE OF TRUMP:
\u201cTHE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW\u201d<\/h1>\n

Presented By Marsha Levick<\/p>\n

March 20, 2018 | 12:00 Noon<\/span>
Duane Morris LLP Moot Court Room
Klein Hall \u2022 Temple University Beasley School of Law<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marsha Levick, ESQ.<\/h2>\n

Deputy Director and Chief Counsel
Juvenile Law Center<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Marsha Levick, Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, co-founded Juvenile Law Center in 1975. Throughout her legal career, Levick has been an advocate for children\u2019s and women\u2019s rights and is a nationally recognized expert in juvenile law. Levick oversees Juvenile Law Center\u2019s litigation and appellate docket. She has successfully litigated challenges to unlawful and harmful laws, policies and practices on behalf of children in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. \u00a0Levick also spearheaded Juvenile Law Center\u2019s litigation arising out of the\u00a0Luzerne County, Pennsylvania juvenile court judges\u2019 corruption scandal<\/a>, known as the \u201ckids for cash\u201d scandal, where Juvenile Law Center successfully sought the expungement and vacatur of thousands of juveniles\u2019 cases before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and is pursuing civil damages for the children and their families in a federal civil rights class action.<\/p>\n

Levick has authored or co-authored numerous appellate and amicus briefs in state and federal appeals courts throughout the country, including many before the US Supreme Court, and has argued before both state and federal appellate courts in Pennsylvania and numerous other jurisdictions. Levick co-authored the lead child advocates\u2019 amicus briefs in key recent United States Supreme Court cases, including\u00a0Roper v. Simmons<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(juvenile death penalty unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment);\u00a0Graham v. Florida<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(life without parole sentences for juveniles convicted of non-homicide offenses unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment);\u00a0J.D.B. v. North Carolina<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(a juvenile\u2019s age is relevant to the Miranda custody analysis under the Fifth Amendment); and\u00a0Miller v. Alabama<\/i><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of homicide offenses unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment).\u00a0Levick also served as co-counsel in\u00a0Montgomery v Louisiana<\/i>, where the Supreme Court ruled\u00a0Miller<\/i>\u00a0retroactive throughout the country. Levick is a frequent speaker and lecturer on children\u2019s rights nationwide, and has also co-authored numerous scholarly articles on children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n

Levick serves on the boards of the Louisiana Center for Children\u2019s Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center, and is a member of the Dean\u2019s Council, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Levick has received numerous awards for her work, including:<\/p>\n