Leslie Griffin filed this Amicus Brief in support of plaintiff suing employers who protect abusers. Made available by the Scholarly Commons @ UNLV Boyd Law: https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=courtbriefs
COLORADO AGE OF MAJORITY/ AGE OF CONSENT/ AGE OF MARRIAGE COLORADO AGE OF MAJORITY/ AGE OF CONSENT/ AGE OF MARRIAGEAge of Majority: 18Age of Consent: 17(Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 13-22-101 & 18-3-402) Minimum Marriage Age: 16, with judicial consent(Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-106) Official...
This amicus brief was written as a response to Defendant diocese’s challenge to the constitutionality of the revival provisions of the Child Victims Act in New York. Issues include whether CPLR § 214-G is constitutional under the United States Constitution and the New York Constitution. The NY...
IDAHO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND RELATED LAWS IDAHO STATUTES OF LIMITATION AND RELATED LAWS CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLS AGE OF MAJORITY AGE OF CONSENT AGE OF MARRIAGE MEDICAL NEGLECT STATUTE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY STATUTE MANDATORY REPORTING LAWS CHILD SEX ABUSE SOLSAGE OF MAJORITY AGE OF CONSENT AGE...
CURRENT LAWS FOR CHILD PROTECTIONCHILD USA tracks laws that put children at risk so that we can study and improve those laws to prevent abuse and neglect. Click on the map below for each state's statutes of limitation (SOLs) for child sex abuse, age of marriage, medical neglect, and religious...
This amicus brief was written by Ending Clergy Abuse in support of Plaintiff in connection with the matter involving the liability of a religious organization for acts of its clergy. Issues include whether a religious organization is liable for act of its clergy across multiple countries including...
The Leadership Council for Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence and CHILD USA partnered to file an amicus brief on behalf of a mother to request that the Court vacate the Amended Supplemental Final Judgement on Supplemental Petition to Modify Parental Responsibility, Timesharing, Child Support...
This amicus brief was written to request a ruling by the Supreme Court of Utah after a lower court found that the First Amendment immunizes religious institutions from liability for tortious claims arising from a religiously-motivated sexual assault investigation. CHILD USA examined the ways in...
This amicus brief was written to request a United States Supreme Court ruling after a lawsuit initiated by a priest for defamation against a Catholic diocese was dismissed based on the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine. Issues include whether the Florida case should be resolved according to...