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Berks Family Detention Center Litigation

  1. Licensing case, Bureau of Hearings and Appeals, 2016
  2. J.S.C. v. DHS, Commonwealth Court, 2019
  3. C.N. v. DHS, PA Supreme Court and Commonwealth Court, 2020

 

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