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New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

6/11/2026

On-the-Spot Drug Testing in NYC Family Courts is Unconstitutional, Lawsuit Argues

Susanti Sarkar

Lawyers for parents are suing over a proposed policy allowing judges to order on-site drug tests in NYC family courts.

5/29/2026

Washington Foster System Removes LGBTQ+ Protections in Lawsuit Settlement

Sara Tiano

The state is the latest to eliminate policies requiring foster parents to affirm youths’ sexual orientation and gender identity amid legal pressure.

5/28/2026

Lawsuit Challenges New York City’s Frequent ‘Emergency Removals’ of Black and Latino Kids from Home

Michael Fitzgerald and Sara Tiano

A federal lawsuit accuses child welfare officials of routinely separating children and parents through abrupt removals mischaracterized as emergencies and executed without court orders.

5/28/2026

A New York Dad Celebrates a Legal Win, Years After His Newborn Was ‘Torn’ From His Arms

The Imprint staff reports

A federal appeals court has revived a suit by a father who alleges New York City's child welfare agency violated his family’s constitutional rights.

5/21/2026

New York High Court Tosses Controversial ‘Host Home’ Program for Vulnerable Kids

Michael Fitzgerald

New York’s highest court has permanently halted a program for volunteers to “host” kids from struggling families, bypassing the formal foster care system.

5/15/2026

More Former Foster Youth Sue Silicon Valley Pediatrician, Alleging Sex Abuse and a County Coverup

Jeremy Loudenback

Seven former foster youth are suing a former pediatrician for sex abuse and a California county for covering it up.

4/13/2026

Six Years After Landmark Settlement, New Mexico Makes Limited Progress on Child Welfare Reforms

Nancy Marie Spears

Photo by Aleks Taurus/Adobe Stock.

After being sued by disability rights advocates, the state of New Mexico is making slow but steady progress on a series of foster care reforms, according to lawyers representing 13 children in a 2020 class-action settlement.

New York Class-Action Lawsuit Alleges Kin Caregivers are Denied Rights

2/19/2026

The Right to Family Integrity: NY Judges Greenlight Class-Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Children Denied Foster Placement With Relatives

Susanti Sarkar

A New York appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by children who were denied foster placements with relatives.

2/6/2026

$8.3 Million Awarded to Family of Teen Killed in Kansas Youth Facility

Sara Tiano

Jurors awarded $8.3 million to the family of Cedric Lofton, a foster youth who died after he was held in a face-down restraint at a Wichita correctional facility.

Experts Want to Halt Landmark Mental Health Settlement for Foster Youth

2/4/2026

Los Angeles Jury Awards Mother $9 Million in Foster Child Death Case

Jeremy Loudenback

A mother whose baby died in a foster home has been awarded $9 million in a lawsuit against a county agency and one of its social workers.

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