A unanimous panel of the Sixth Circuit held today in D.O., et al. v. Glisson that the Child Welfare Act creates a private right to foster-care maintenance payments enforceable by a foster parent under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The CWA provides for federal foster care and adoption assistance to eligible states. To be eligible, a state … Continue Reading
Earlier this month, in Shadrick v. Hopkins Cnty., a divided panel of the Sixth Circuit reversed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of a private for-profit corporation hired to provide services to Kentucky inmates, holding that the mother of an inmate who died from an untreated MRSA infection after three days of incarceration … Continue Reading
On March 13, 2012, the Attorney General of Tennessee, acting on behalf of the State’s Secretary of State and Coordinator of Elections, appealed to the Sixth Circuit in an election dispute underway in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. See Green Party of Tennessee, et al. v. Hargett (M.D. Tenn. Case … Continue Reading