Legislation to require state and local prisons to have written policies regarding pregnant inmates' medical care has passed the Senate and House of Delegates and appears headed to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk pending additional, procedural votes.

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Vice President Biden's joke at Ted Cruz's expense leads new summary that includes, South African gold miners, Georgia lawyer and Washington state lawsuit.

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Juvenile courts can order seriously disabled children under the guardianship of the state to continue receiving care after they age out of the foster system to prevent a lapse in services during the transition to the adult system, the state ...

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Earlier this month my wife and I appeared for what is probably the happiest of all court proceedings: the adoption hearing.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Casey Family Services, which provides therapeutic foster care services to about 400 children, is closing and laying off 280 employees. The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced Tuesday it will discontinue its direct services through New Haven-based ...

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It’s Monday and that means two things: No basketball for another three days and the roundup. Here are my choices for the final four (at least for this week): — An alleged Manhattan madam has a discriminating taste in lawyers. ...

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CLEVELAND — A boy removed from his mother’s custody over health concerns when his weight ballooned to more than 200 pounds will be taken from foster care and placed in the custody of an uncle, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge ...

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In the District of Columbia, when a child is removed from the custody of one parent, the child may go live with another parent after a quick investigation and approval by the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) — usually ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A federal appeals court has rejected an effort to overturn a federal court ruling requiring reforms in the Baltimore city foster care system. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision was issued Wednesday in the 26-year-old L.J. ...

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A licensed clinical social worker in Maryland can testify regarding the risk a child in foster care faces if returned to an allegedly unfit parent, the state’s top court has held unanimously. The Court of Appeals upheld the termination of ...

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