KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas couple has filed a lawsuit in hopes of reversing federal immigration officials’ decision not to allow their adopted Korean-born daughter to become a U.S. citizen. Army veteran Patrick Schreiber and his wife finalized their ...
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Court of Special Appeals rules spousal texts are presumed confidential 
The messages are presumed to be confidential and may not be used as evidence in a criminal trial except in extraordinary circumstances, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled.
Read More »Judge rejects polygamy law challenge in Canada 
CRANBROOK, British Columbia — A judge has rejected a challenge of Canada’s polygamy laws that was launched after two men were found guilty in British Columbia. Winston Blackmore and James Oler were found guilty in British Columbia Supreme Court last ...
Read More »Attorney withdrawal leads to reversal in parental-rights termination case 
ST. LOUIS — A mother whose court-appointed attorney was allowed to withdraw from her case on the day of a hearing on terminating her parental rights is entitled to a new trial on the termination findings, the Missouri Court of ...
Read More »Ripples from Obergefell 
RICHMOND, VA — The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, gave full marriage rights to same-sex couples. Last month, in two different courts in Virginia – the Court of Appeals and a Fairfax Circuit ...
Read More »Mother separated from child in immigrant detention released 
DALLAS — A Congolese woman at the center of a lawsuit accusing the U.S. government of unlawfully separating her from her 7-year-old daughter after they crossed the California-Mexico border seeking asylum was released Tuesday, an official with the American Civil ...
Read More »Minn. court: No need to demonstrate ‘imminent harm’ for protective order 
MINNEAPOLIS – If you’ve spent any time litigating orders for protection, you know that one key element of a claim involves the timing of the alleged act of abuse. No matter which side of the case you found yourself on, ...
Read More »Court hears tribal challenge to South Dakota child removals 
A lawyer representing two American Indian tribes urged a federal appeals court Tuesday to keep in place the changes a judge ordered for a South Dakota county’s system of removing children from homes in endangerment cases. Stephen Pevar, a tribal ...
Read More »Report: Idaho children not always represented in protection cases 
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho has serious gaps in representation for children involved in protective services cases, according to a report by the Office of Performance Evaluation. The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee received the lengthy report at a hearing Feb. 4. ...
Read More »Legal claim alleges Arizona failed to protect foster child 
TUCSON, Ariz. — A $15 million legal claim alleges the state of Arizona failed to protect a foster child who spent 12 years in the home of a man later convicted of child sex crimes. The Arizona Daily Star reports ...
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