Tag: Family Courts

How the Israel-Hamas War Tore Apart Public Defenders in the Bronx

The Bronx Defenders is one of the most influential public defense organizations in the United States. But allegations of antisemitism have dogged it and have grown louder since Oct. 7.

Parents of Baby Found Dead in Brooklyn Had History of Abuse

A Brooklyn judge ordered Ella Vitalis, 1, who died of blunt force trauma, to stay with her parents, after the child welfare agency argued she should be removed.

Race Question in Supreme Court Adoption Case Unnerves Tribes

The issue is whether a federal law that seeks to place Native American foster children in Native American homes is constitutional. The case could turn on whether the justices see tribes as racial groups or sovereign nations.