Juvenile Law Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, Children’s Rights, The Gault Center, National Center For LGBTQ Rights, and Youth Move National file Amicus Brief In Henry

Prominent civil rights groups, the Juvenile Law Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, Children’s Rights, The Gault Center, National Center For LGBTQ Rights, and Youth Move National have filed a joint Amicus Brief in Henry (the case being heard en banc in the 11th Circuit).

Their brief concludes that, “Registration under ASORCNA tears families apart. The restriction on where a child can live means that they may lose connections to their parent as well as siblings. The harm of forced separation under section 15-20A-11(d) cannot be minimized and must be understood as unnecessary collateral damage from imposing the consequences of ASORCNA.” They urge the Court to affirm the District Court’s ruling that the law, “unconstitutionally violates the right to family integrity.”

A copy of the brief can be found here: AMICUS BRIEF HENRY CASE. Special thanks to our Legal Committee member, Kyle, for watching this case like a hawk.