Judge: State in violation of CPS order for a year

Judge: State in violation of CPS order for a year - Houston Chronicle:

AUSTIN - A federal judge supervising the state's foster-care system has ordered child-protection officials to immediately comply with a year-old court order prohibiting foster children from being placed in group homes that lacked 24-hour supervision.

'Numerous' abuse reports made in starved child case, lawmaker says

'Numerous' abuse reports made in starved child case, lawmaker says:

Natalie Finn and her siblings were the subjects of “numerous” reports of alleged child abuse and neglect before the 16-year-old died in October of starvation, a state lawmaker said after a confidential briefing Thursday with top officials in Iowa's Department of Human Services.

Authorities investigating after baby in foster care suffers brain injury

Authorities investigating after baby in foster care suffers brain injury | 911 News | journalstar.com:

Police are investigating how a toddler in foster care suffered a brain injury and internal bleeding last week at home in west Lincoln.

Kentucky judge disciplined for threatening children with foster care if they didn't go on vacation with father

Kentucky judge disciplined for threatening children with foster - WDRB 41 Louisville News:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky judge has been publicly reprimanded for forcing two children to go on vacation with their dad under the threat of being sent to foster care and without hearing from both sides.

Court turns down request from undocumented children

Court turns down request from undocumented children - Sun Sentinel:

A divided South Florida appeals court Wednesday rejected a legal-dependency request from four undocumented-immigrant children who entered the United States after their parents died in El Salvador.

Arizona Appeals Court: No grounds to reinstate fired child-welfare workers

Arizona Appeals Court: No grounds to reinstate fired child-welfare workers:

The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected a request from five child-welfare workers that they were wrongly fired.

Judge Tosses Lawsuit By Kansas Marijuana Activist Who Lost Custody Of Her Son

Judge Tosses Lawsuit By Kansas Marijuana Activist Who Lost Custody Of Her Son | KCUR:

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a Garden City, Kansas, mother who lost custody of her son over her use of cannabis oil in an incident that drew national attention.