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U.S. Supreme Court to Take up Philadelphia Case on Foster Care Placements
On Monday, February 24, 2020, the Supreme Court announced it will take up a case pursued by Catholic Charities of Philadelphia claiming the City of Philadelphia was engaged in religious discrimination when it pulled a
#100YEARSOFCWLA MOMENT FROM HISTORY
In 2001, CWLA President Shay Bilchik apologizes for CWLA's past efforts in partnership with the federal government, to place Indian Children in white families. Between 1958 and 1967, CWLA cooperated with the Bureau of Indian
Appropriations Schedule Set for April Action
A leaked copy of the House Appropriations Committee schedule was published in Roll Call and included a timeline for House Appropriations action. The Subcommittee on Appropriations for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (Labor-HHS) will be taken
America’s Opioid Epidemic: Lessons Learned & A Way Forward
On Wednesday, February 26, The Hill hosted “America’s Opioid Epidemic: Lessons Learned & A Way Forward” sponsored by Indivior, a pharmaceutical company. According to a 2019 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Oversight and Reform Committee Address the Administration’s Religious Liberty Assault on LGBT Rights
On Thursday, February 27, 2020, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Chairman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled
Preventing Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault
Futures Without Violence (FUTURES) hosted a briefing on prevention services surrounding teen dating violence and sexual assault on Friday, February 28. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) and Congresswomen Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and Ann
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