Colin Newmark was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer was life threatening. His parents were Christian Scientists and refused to consent for chemotherapy for Colin. Their refusal was protected under State Law as it exempted parents from the neglect and abuse statutes if the refusal was supported by medical reasons. The plaintiff, Child Protective Services petitioned to continue treatment for Colin.
The client, Chase Robinson, is a 5 year old African American male. The child’s family was referred to CPS after a family friend’s 2 year old son died while being supervised by Chase’s biological mother, Amber Robinson, father, Chance Robinson, and a live-in friend, Anthony Coleman. The case was then transferred to Child Protective Services On-going after Amber, Chance, and Anthony were arrested on first degree murder charges. Chase’s maternal aunt, Octavia Carter, now has temporary custody of Chase and his two younger siblings. Ms. Carter also has 5 children of her own, ranging from ages 5-10.
The court ruling of the Madrigal v. Quilligan case further illustrated injustice. Dr. Rosenfeld had met with Antonia Hernandez, a new lawyer, and discussed the crimes being committed at the LAC+USC hospital. She assembled ten women that were victims of the forced sterilizations, leading to a class action lawsuit against the hospital. The argument was that the women's’ rights were violated as their constitutional right to bear children had been violated.
I find myself writing you asking for guidance within the walls of the 12th Justice System. My daughter continues to be in the middle of ledge issues with the adopted mother of my granddaughter. However, this is a family matter, in which we will have to figure out on our end.
The conduct of the defendant’s in the 1971 Washington Court of appeals case, State v. Williams, while neither advisable nor necessarily admirable, was justified given their valid concerns about losing possibly losing custody of their son if they sought medical help due to their Native American heritage. Walter Williams and Bernice Williams made the fateful decision to not take their 17-month old son, who was thought to only have minor tooth-ache, to the hospital due to concerns that such hospital visit would result in them losing custody of their son. Unfortunately, for the co-defendants, their son’s illness was much more severe than initially thought and their decision not to seek care resulted in both the son’s death and a manslaughter conviction
b. Claudette Braxton entered the system when she was four years old because of family dysfunction caused by illness and alcohol abuse. She explains how they didn’t provide nurturing relationships because of the lack of time, training and desire to do so. Braxton compared herself “to normal kids who had parents and all the other things she wished she could have” (Braxton 51). It is painful that someone knows little to nothing about these poor kids, they deserve the same consideration and respect just like
I vividly recall my mother’s astonishment that I, as a 10 year-old, would be glued to the television set. The Casey Anthony case was aired for years, I was fascinated by how the law worked and the new facts that were discovered that threw the case to one side or another; I felt connected to this case because it was in my home state. My mom never grows tired of telling this story, and with every year passing I know she becomes more and more proud of the little girl who admired the men in blue suits on the screen and decided then she wanted to be a lawyer. I remember watching my mom gaze at me with an amazed look in her eye that I have now grown so fond of.
She made the painful decision of giving up her sick baby's life along with her own through suicide. It shows the extent of suffering caused by the system. This is shown through the quote "She just cries and cries like this. All the time. Because she knows what is coming.
Through many hardships and plenty of bargains to both the attorneys and families to drop the case made this case one of the hardest
A frustrated community, mislead stories, and a phony mother brought to the courtroom in 2008, as a mother was being charged. Casey Anthony, the mother of Caylee, was accused of being responsible for the disappearance and death of her daughter. Caylee had been missing for weeks, before it was reported. The Casey Anthony case was significant to America because it showed our society the careless actions of one mother through the unreliable stories, falsely made reports and evidence that wasn’t thoroughly investigated. This trial was significant to America because it showed our society the careless actions of a mother, and how her choices got her to where she is today.
Winnebago County. Joshua’s biological mother, Melody DeShaney, filed a federal suit in the U.S. District Court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, claiming negligence and a violation of Joshua’s constitutional rights. The case asks the question whether the government has the constitutional duty to protect a person from private harm, from a danger not of the government’s own creation. Meaning, did the state have the responsibility to intervene in the private family matters of the DeShaney household, and should they be held responsible for not intervening?
Regardless of her hardships Richette’s greatest challenge was her own son. Her son was charged on multiple assaults and he even assaulted Richette and his behavior escalated quickly when he exposed himself to a tv reporter. Throughout a long and radiant career, Richette was an unprecedented role model who clambered to the bench in an era when female judges were scarce. In her 36 years as a judge, she was known not only for her outspokenness and vivid opinions but for her humanity for victims of society's cruelness, whether they were neglected children, battered women, or men who had suffered troubled boyhoods she treated them with care and sympathy. One of Richette’s last acts on the bench before her untimely demise was saving an infant from a Frankfort crack house.
470 Written Assignment #2 In the History in making, Legal aid clinics weren’t incorporated until the year 1929. John Saeger Bradway visualized of clinical legal education and traveled the country establishing legal aid clinics in major cities. His interest in legal services began when he realized that: "the guarantee in the Constitution of equal protection under the law was not self-executing and that the words were no more magical than any other words until someone came along to give them life. (http://www.lafla.org).
“I couldn’t plead for any rights because I didn’t have any.” (p. 72). • Society feared her sadness and teachers and social workers perpetuated the notion that she is a troubled kid. Baby said: “they are afraid of my sadness” (O’Neill, 2006, p.128). • Baby is unwelcomed at Xavier’s house after a school teacher informed his parents that, Baby is a troubled child from a broken home.
However, the ex-wife had a different story to tell. She said she always allowed visitation, except in rare circumstances that were out of her control, such as when her ex-husband was late and she had to get to work herself. In addition, she claimed he was very disrespectful towards her and threatened to take their son away for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, I could not stay to see how the hearing played out, but it was very difficult for me to side with a specific person. Both had very strong opinions and reasons to back them up, but it was unclear if one specific person was truly at fault or if it were
