Posted on June 25, 2008 by Tracey
The case of In re: Rachel L brought scores of educators and parents into a California courtroom Monday. Supporters of the case argued that California families have a constitutional right to educate their own children. The lower court held that families must provide state-credentialed tutors for their home-schooled children. Analysts say the case will likely [...]
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Posted on December 7, 2007 by Tracey
IN THE NEWS….Dwayne Allen Dail spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. New DNA evidence set him free, and now he faces a civil lawsuit from his son’s mother for years of back child support.
Dail is entitled to $360,000 in compensation from the state for the wrongful imprisonment. Who should [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2007 by Tracey
FIRST-PERSON….What I find disturbing about equick pay is that the counties that have little or no money to administer these programs now have to send what surplus they did have (in the form of interest) to a private company that charges additional fees to obligees (service fees). All in all, it makes me sick.
This [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by Tracey
IN THE NEWS….Sayda Umanzor was led from her home in shackles by immigration authorities while her 9-month old nursing daughter, a U.S. citizen, was left behind in tears. ( Cleveland Plain Dealer, New York Times) The entire family was later deported. The separation policy was allegedly changed, in most cases…. The New York [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2007 by Tracey
FIRST-PERSON….I had a girlfriend in the 90s. We ended up having a kid, and going to court a couple of years later. I had just moved back to DC, I had no job. I went into the hearing, and it was just a strike of the gavel, you’re paying $1250 a [...]
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Posted on May 11, 2007 by Tracey
FIRST-PERSON….My ex-husband was 14 years older than me and very well established in the community here. He did quite well for himself. When I asked for a divorce, he didn’t want to give me one. He got angry. He was like, fine. Here’s the divorce papers. My choices were sign the paperwork or he would [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2007 by Tracey
FIRST-PERSON….I got to the courthouse for jury duty. I brought my breast pump with me and sat in the big huge jury room. I think the third time they called names they called mine, and we all went to the courtroom. I didn’t want to talk to the entire courtroom and all the jurors [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2007 by Tracey
FIRST-PERSON….When I started doing the work somebody asked me how it was. And I said it was really hard, and they said in what way is it hard. And I said in every possible way. I was doing comprehensive advocacy….I mean the kid walks in the door, and they’re our client. They’re our client forever. [...]
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