4/10/2022 11:58:52 PM Obtaining "Confidential" Child Abuse Records (Part 2) By Taylor Duma As I mentioned in part 1 of this brief series, attorneys, service providers, and journalists often need access to DFCS and other child...
3/11/2022 5:23:28 PM For Organizations Serving Children and Youth, Broad and Thorough Background Checks of Staff and Ongoing Monitoring are Essential By Taylor Duma The New York Times told us this week about a tragic situation involving foster parents in New York City who were involved in sex...
3/2/2022 1:00:00 PM Principles for Dealing with Allergies in Youth Organizations By Taylor Duma One challenge that my clients are having to deal with more often is childhood allergies, which are increasing for reasons that no one...
8/26/2021 1:00:00 PM Study About Lying May Be Based on Lies By Taylor Duma One of the big problems in social science research is the “replication crisis.” Many famous studies have results that later researchers...
8/23/2021 1:34:54 PM CPS Caseworkers Face Manslaughter Charges By Taylor Duma Former CPS workers in West Virginia are facing manslaughter charges. The best I can discover, the core of the charges is that they...
8/10/2021 1:24:07 PM Youth Organization Must Defend Against 50-Year-Old Allegations of Sexual Abuse By Taylor Duma A federal judge has denied the Boys and Girls’ Club’s motion to dismiss claims against it, meaning that the case must move to discovery....
8/9/2021 1:27:51 PM Apple Announces New Program to Fight Child Exploitation By Taylor Duma Apple announced a new feature that will allow parents to activate a setting that detects nudity in images sent from devices connected to...
8/4/2021 12:00:00 PM University of Iowa Officials Liable for First Amendment Violations By Taylor Duma The University of Iowa and numerous employees are liable to a religious student organization for discrimination in violation of the First...
8/3/2021 2:36:43 PM Outstanding Response to A Lawsuit By Taylor Duma Usually when I analyze a defendant's public statements about a new lawsuit, I am complaining that the release sounds defensive and...
8/2/2021 2:40:19 PM Practical Support Helps Children Aging Out of Foster Care By Taylor Duma One of the heart-rending problems of foster care is helping children who are aging out of the system. The law considers 18-year-olds to...
7/27/2021 7:44:14 PM Title IX Q&A By Taylor Duma The U.S. Department of Education has issued a Q&A document explaining how it plans to interpret the 2020 regulations issued under Title...
7/26/2021 5:27:26 PM More Confusion About Mandated Reporting By Taylor Duma The Prosecutor's Office in Elkhart County, Indiana, has declined to proceed against three teachers who may have known about and failed to...