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4/19/2024
Jeremy Loudenback
Report suggests two-thirds of kids in California foster care never met with counsel before court, but critics call the findings flawed.
2/14/2024
Adilia Watson and Susanti Sarkar
Legislators are seeking a $102 million investment to fix the “overburdened and under-resourced” family courts.
1/30/2024
Michael Fitzgerald
An Imprint review of the research finds that rigorous evaluation of court-appointed child advocates is limited, while taxpayer funding is up.
11/16/2023
The stepped-up oversight has resulted in staff furloughs at the 39-year-old National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
10/17/2023
A prominent attorney’s book argues that, contrary to their therapeutic reputation, family courts have long dished “punishments by other names.”
5/17/2023
Adilia Watson, Madison Hunt and Michael Fitzgerald
New York's $229 billion budget includes pay increases for attorneys representing low-income residents and human services workers.
3/24/2023
Madison Hunt
Tehra Coles always knew she would be an attorney. But after interning with the NY State Defenders Association, there was no turning back.
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1/6/2023
Adilia Watson and Madison Hunt
A new report calls for greater demographic balance on the Family Court bench, noting that “the judiciary should reflect the diversity of the communities interacting with the courts.”
12/21/2022
Adilia Watson
In New York, a community-based nonprofit offers performing arts as therapy to girls placed in the Brentwood Residential Center, a juvenile facility for low-level offenders.
9/15/2022
Serving Erie County, New York in the Youth Part and Family Court, Judge Brenda Freedman discusses her career path and changes to the juvenile justice system.