Foster care: Why the debate over open courts matters

Foster care: Why the debate over open courts matters | Washington Times Communities:

WASHINGTON, September 4, 2012 — An underreported debate among foster care advocates and court watchdogs has been quietly brewing across the country.  At issue: whether courts that handle foster care cases should be open to the press.

The United States Supreme Court has never considered whether there is a First Amendment right for the press to attend civil child dependency proceedings and so the issue is wide open for debate.

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