CHILD USA filed this brief in supporting Plaintiff's Opposition to the Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. The Defendant claims the revival provisions of the New Jersey Child Victims Act are unconstitutional and offend the Defendant's due process rights, as applied. CHILD USA argues that New Jersey...
In 2019, the Arizona General Assembly passed the Arizona Child Protection Act that revived sexual abuse claims for 19 months. Defendant in this case challenged, amongst other points, the constitutionality of the revival provision. CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief, arguing that the revival window...
In 2019, the New Jersey General Assembly passed N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:14-2b that revived sexual abuse claims for two years. Defendant in this case challenged, amongst other points, the constitutionality of the provision, particularly when it is applied to adult victims of sexual abuse. CHILD USA...
CHILD USA wrote this brief urging the Supreme Court of Kentucky to uphold the constitutionality of the state's revival window for child sexual abuse claims. CHILD USA educates the court on the science of trauma that can impact disclosure, the public policy interests served through revival of civil...
CHILD USA filed this brief supporting the Plaintiff's appeal to the New Jersey Superior Court - Appellate Division. The Defendant claims the New Jersey Child Sexual Abuse Act did not excuse the notice of claim requirement for claims against government entities. CHILD USA argues that New Jersey...
In 2019, the New York General Assembly passed the Child Victims Act that revived child sexual abuse claims for one year. Defendant in this case challenged, the constitutionality of the Act. With its pro bono partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, CHILD USA wrote this amicus brief, presenting research on...
This amicus brief was written in response to Defendants’ appeal of a decision at the Pennsylvania Superior Court that found that whether Rice exercised reasonable diligence in discovering her alleged injury and its cause was a question for the jury. This amicus brief addresses research showing...
CHILD USA wrote this brief in support of Plaintiffs-Appellees and arguing that the SAFE Child Act's revival window is constitutional under the federal and North Carolina state constitutions.
CHILD USA, together with Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. filed this amicus brief in support of Plaintiff-Appellee arguing that the Court should uphold the constitutionality of Maine's revival window provision for victims of child sexual abuse. [pdf_embed...