Pa’s child abuse registry does more harm than good. Abolish it.
Prof. Jennifer Lee calls for the abolition of Pennsylvania’s ChildLine & Abuse Registry. “Child abuse is a real problem. ChildLine is not the answer,” she says. Read More
Prof. Jennifer Lee calls for the abolition of Pennsylvania’s ChildLine & Abuse Registry. “Child abuse is a real problem. ChildLine is not the answer,” she says. Read More
Prof. Jennifer Lee questions whether Pennsylvania’s Childline registry actually protects children after research demonstrates significant harm to Black children and families. Instead of punishment, she sees benefits in community-based systems of support. Read More
Black parents are at far greater risk of being placed on Pennsylvania’s Childline registry than white parents, which makes it much harder to get a job. Prof. Jennifer Lee says the best solution may be to abolish the registry. Read More
Prof. Jennifer Lee calls on Philadelphia’s Department of Labor to use all of its enforcement tools when businesses wrongfully withhold wages from their employees. Read More
Pennsylvania workers recovered $7.5 million in stolen wages last year, but Prof. Jennifer Lee says that more can be done. Read More
Professor Jennifer Lee contributed to this piece for KYW. Listen to the Full Audio
Professor Jennifer Lee contributed to this piece for KYW. Listen to the Full Audio
On June 18, 2020, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr delivered the 5-4 opinion in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of California, holding that DHS’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act. Jennifer J. Lee Associate Clinical Professor of Law For the over 600,000 DACA recipients across the country, the Supreme Court’s decision is essential in providing them with a temporary reprieve. While eventful, today’s decision solely ruled that the Trump administration’s rescission of the program was improper based on procedural grounds. The reality, therefore, is that any presidential administration in the future can wipe out the DACA program so long as it does so with proper procedure. For this reason, DACA recipients are continuing to fight for a more permanent pathway to citizenship. As DACA recipients have ample support, the challenge is not in getting such a law enacted. Rather, they want a “clean” law that does not otherwise include harsh enforcement provisions against the immigrants …
Professor Jennifer Lee is quoted in this article from Reading Eagle. Read the Full Article
Professor Jennifer Lee is quoted in this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read the Full Article