Law & Policy

A bill introduced before Congress would allow states to decide whether to seek the termination of parental rights in child welfare cases.

A bipartisan group of Florida state lawmakers filed two companion bills that would prohibit juvenile court fees in the state.

California is asserting its responsibility for the care of immigrant children in the state who don't have any adult to look after them.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed significant child welfare and youth justice bills into law last week, capping a year of investments in the state’s most vulnerable children and families.

As a crisis unfolds in California's emergency rooms, a controversial bill that aims to help children is awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.

A new Texas law entitles parents under suspicion for physically harming their children to the right to a second medical opinion and in-person exams.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom should sign SB 65 to put the state on a better path to positive outcomes for Black pregnant people, the authors write.

California's AB 503, known as The End Endless Probation Act, would put limits on youth probation. It was filed inactive this legislative session but will be considered next year.

With the threat of a recall behind him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has significant child welfare and juvenile justice bills he'll need to decide on by Oct. 10.