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Children's Rights, Inc.
Children’s Rights is a national advocacy group working to reform failing child welfare systems on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of abused and neglected children who depend on them for protection and care. Founded by Marcia Robinson Lowry, Children’s Rights began as a project of the New York Civil Liberties Union and, later, the American Civil Liberties Union. It became an independent nonprofit organization in 1995.
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M.B. v. Colyer
2:18-cv-02617 (D. Kan.)
Filed 11/16/2018 - Case Ongoing
Kansas Governor
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Child Welfare
CW-KS-0002
Coding Complete
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In 2018, children in the Kansas foster care system filed a class-action suit against the Governor of Kansas, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. The named plaintiffs allegedly experienced great hardship while involved in ... [view]
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M.B. v. Tidball
2:17-cv-04102-NKL (W.D. Mo.)
Filed 06/12/2017 - Case Ongoing
Missouri
Missouri Department of Social Services
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Child Welfare
CW-MO-0003
Coding Complete
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On June 12, 2017, M.B., five minors in the Missouri foster care system (through their "Next Friends") filed this lawsuit in the Western District of Missouri. The Plaintiffs sued the Interim Director of the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Director of the Children’s Division (CD) of DSS, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for alleged ... [view]
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B.K. v. McKay
2:15-cv-00185 (D. Ariz.)
Filed 02/03/2015 - Case Ongoing
Arizona
Department of Child Safety, Department of Health Services, and Health Care Cost Containment System
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-AZ-0002
Coding Complete
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On February 3, 2015, minors in the custody of the Arizona foster care system filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs sued the Arizona Department of Child Safety, the Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title ... [view]
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Michelle H. v. Haley
2:15-cv-00134-RMG (D.S.C.)
Filed 01/12/2015 - Case Ongoing
South Carolina Department of Social Services
South Carolina Department of Social Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-SC-0002
Richland County
Coding Complete
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On January 12, 2015, eleven named minor children in the legal custody of the South Carolina Department of Social Services ("SCDSS") filed this putative class action lawsuit (by their Next Friends) against the Governor of South Carolina and SCDSS in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The named plaintiffs were ... [view]
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Doe ex rel. Doe v. Haley
8:13-cv-01772 (D.S.C.)
Filed 05/30/2013 - Closed 2014
South Carolina Department of Social Services
South Carolina Department of Social Services
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Child Welfare
CW-SC-0001
Coding Complete
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On May 30, 2013, an eleven-year-old child in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), filed a lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas, Abbeville County, South Carolina under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law against SCDSS, the Boys Home of the South (BHOTS), and individuals employed by both organizations. Plaintiff, ... [view]
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M.D. v. Abbott
2:11-cv-00084 (S.D. Tex.)
Filed 03/29/2011 - Case Ongoing
Governor of Texas
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Child Welfare
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-TX-0001
Austin
Coding Complete
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This class action (previously, M.D. v. Perry) involving long-term foster care in Texas was filed on March 29, 2011, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiff class of children in long-term foster care was represented by private counsel and Children's Rights, Inc.; they sought declaratory and injunctive relief, ... [view]
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Connor B. v. Patrick
1:10-cv-30073 (D. Mass.)
Filed 04/15/2010 - Closed 2014
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
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Child Welfare
CW-MA-0001
Coding Complete
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On April 15, 2010, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of all children who are now or will be in the foster care custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families ("DCF") as a result of abuse or neglect ... [view]
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Troupe v. Barbour
3:10-cv-00153-HTW-LRA (S.D. Miss.)
Filed 03/30/2010 - Closed 2017
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-MS-0002
Coding Complete
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On March 30th, 2010, four Medicaid-eligible children of Mississippi with behavioral or emotional disorders filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, under the Medicaid Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396d et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation ... [view]
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S.W. v. City of New York
09-cv-1777 (E.D.N.Y.)
Filed 04/29/2009 - Closed 2017
City of New York
City of New York
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Child Welfare
CW-NY-0008
New York
Coding Complete
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On April 29, 2009, ten former foster children with special needs sued the City of New York and four private foster care agencies in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The plaintiffs asserted a § 1983 claim for violation of their substantive due process rights and asserted a state law claim for negligence for allowing a ... [view]
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D.G. v. Henry
4:08-cv-00074-GKF-FHM (N.D. Okla.)
Filed 02/13/2008 - Closed
Oklahoma
Department of Human Services
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Child Welfare
CW-OK-0001
Coding Complete
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The plaintiffs, represented by Children's Rights, filed this class action suit against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) in February 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The complaint alleged violations of the First, Fifth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, the Adoption ... [view]
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Sam M. v. Chafee
1:07-cv-00241 (D.R.I.)
Filed 06/28/2007 - Case Ongoing
Secretary of the Executive Office of Health & Human Services
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Child Welfare
CW-RI-0002
Coding Complete
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On June 28, 2007, ten named minor children in the legal custody of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families ("DCYF") filed this putative class action lawsuit (by their Next Friends) in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The named plaintiffs were represented by the advocacy organization Children's ... [view]
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Dwayne B. v. Snyder
2:06-cv-13548-NGE-DAS (E.D. Mich.)
Filed 08/08/2006 - Closed
Michigan
Department of Human Services
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Child Welfare
CW-MI-0001
Coding Complete
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A class of children in foster care custody in Michigan, represented by Children's Rights, filed this class action suit against the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on August 8, 2006. They alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution's First, Ninth, and ... [view]
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Carson P. ex rel. Foreman v. Heineman
4:05-cv-03241 (D. Neb.)
Filed 09/19/2005 - Closed 2007
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
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Child Welfare
CW-NE-0001
Lancaster County
Coding Complete
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On September 19, 2005, seven foster children filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Governor of Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. The Plaintiffs, represented by Children's Rights, Inc., the Nebraska Appleseed Center, ... [view]
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E.C. v. Sherman
2:05-0726-CV-W-SOW (W.D. Mo.)
Filed 08/15/2005 - Closed 2006
Missouri Department of Social Services
Missouri Department of Social Services
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Child Welfare
CW-MO-0002
Coding Complete
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This lawsuit was brought on August 15, 2005, by abused and neglected children, currently or formerly in the custody of Missouri's foster care system, who have highly specialized medical, mental health or other special needs. They filed a complaint and an emergency temporary restraining order in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of ... [view]
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K.J. v. N.J. Dep't of Youth and Family Services
04-3553 (D.N.J.)
Filed 05/26/2004 - Closed 2015
Division of Youth and Family Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-NJ-0003
Coding Complete
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This action, filed on May 26, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, was brought by three adopted children placed in an abusive and neglectful home by the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). The plaintiffs were represented by private counsel and Children's Rights, Inc.; they sought compensatory and ... [view]
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Olivia Y. v. Barbour
3:04-cv-00251 (S.D. Miss.)
Filed 03/30/2004 - Case Ongoing
Department of Human Services
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Child Welfare
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-MS-0001
Coding Complete
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On March 30, 2004, children in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Human Service's Division of Family and Children's Services, on behalf of abused and neglected children in the State of Mississippi, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The plaintiffs sued the Department of Human Services ( ... [view]
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Katie A. v. Bonta
2:02-cv-5662 (C.D. Cal.)
Filed 07/18/2002 - Closed 2019
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Dept of Children and Family Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-CA-0005
Los Angeles County
Coding Complete
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This lawsuit was filed in the Central District of California on July 18, 2002, by the class of children and young adults who (a) are in the custody of Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services; (b) have a behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric impairment; and (c) need individualized mental health services. The suit is against ... [view]
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Kenny A. v. Perdue
1:02-cv-01686 (N.D. Ga.)
Filed 06/19/2002 - Case Ongoing
Georgia
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Child Welfare
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-GA-0001
Coding Complete
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The advocacy organization Children's Rights, Inc. filed this lawsuit in June 2002 against the state of Georgia and the Departments of Family and Children Services (DFCS) in Fulton and DeKalb Counties, on behalf of children in foster care in Fulton and DeKalb counties. Plaintiffs alleged violations of the Georgia State Constitution, the First, ... [view]
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Jeremy M. v. Giuliani
00-cv-6498 (S.D.N.Y.)
Filed 08/30/2000 - Closed 2002
New York City Administration for Children's Services
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Child Welfare
CW-NY-0007
New York
Coding Complete
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On August 30, 2000, a child who had been retained in custody for two and a half years under a lapsed custody order and his mother filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represented by Children's Rights, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the S.D.N.Y., and private counsel, sued the New York ... [view]
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31 Foster Children v. Bush
1:00-cv-02116 (S.D. Fla.)
Filed 06/13/2000 - Closed 2003
Florida Department of Children and Families
Florida Department of Children and Families
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Child Welfare
CW-FL-0001
Leon County
Coding Complete
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On June 13, 2000, thirty-one minor children in the legal custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families ("DCAF") filed this putative class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The named plaintiffs were represented by the advocacy organization Children' ... [view]
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Brian A. v. Haslam
3:00-cv-00445 (M.D. Tenn.)
Filed 05/10/2000 - Closed 2019
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-TN-0001
Coding Complete
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On May 10, 2000, children in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (including a subclass of African American foster care children) filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, against the state of Tennessee. The plaintiffs, represented by Children’s Rights and private ... [view]
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Charlie and Nadine H. v. Corzine
2:99-cv-03678 (D.N.J.)
Filed 08/04/1999 - Closed 2012
New Jersey
Division of Youth and Family Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-NJ-0002
Coding Complete
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On August 4, 1999, a group of children in the legal and/or physical custody of the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) filed this lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and DYFS in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Represented in part by Children's Rights, Inc., the plaintiffs alleged that DYFS failed to ... [view]
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Marisol A. v. Giuliani
1:95-cv-10533 (RJW) (S.D.N.Y.)
Filed 12/13/1995 - Closed 2018
Mayor of the City of New York
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-NY-0001
Coding Complete
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This federal class action was brought by children in the custody of the New York City Child Welfare Administration ("CWA"), and children who, while not in the custody of CWA, are or will be at risk of abuse or neglect and whose status is known or should be known to CWA. It was filed on December 13, 1995 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern ... [view]
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Jeanine B. v. Doyle
2:93-cv-00547-RTR (E.D. Wis.)
Filed 06/01/1993 - Case Ongoing
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
CW-WI-0001
Coding Complete
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On June 1, 1993, Children's Rights, the ACLU, and private co-counsel filed this class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin against the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and the Milwaukee County Department of Human Services. The complaint alleged abuse and neglect of children in ... [view]
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Baby Neal v. Casey
2:90-cv-02343-RK (E.D. Pa.)
Filed 04/04/1990 - Closed 2001
Governor of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Child Welfare
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Public Benefits / Government Services
CW-PA-0002
Coding Complete
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This class action involving neglected and abused children placed in Philadelphia's foster care system was filed on April 4, 1990, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel and Children's Rights, Inc. and American Civil Liberties Union, sought class action ... [view]
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