HARRISBURG, Feb. 5 – State Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, led a press conference today with advocates and members of the state House of Representatives to call on the governor to make child protection and safety a policy priority in the coming year. Along with fellow state Reps. Margo Davidson, D-Delaware, Tina Davis, D-Bucks, and Madeleine Dean, D-Montgomery, Rozzi was joined by: … [Read more...]

A disciplinary hearing has been set for Family Court Judge Rena Hughes to address allegations that she improperly held a mother in contempt of court during a custody battle. At a hearing in June 2016, Hughes awarded a girl’s father temporary custody, then threatened to send the girl, who cried during the court proceeding, to Child Haven, a shelter for abused and neglected children, if she … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has effectively shuttered an Obama-era office dedicated to making legal aid accessible to all citizens, according to two people familiar with the situation. The division, the Office for Access to Justice, began as an initiative in 2010 under former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to increase and improve legal resources for indigent litigants in civil, … [Read more...]

Amy Hunter this week cradled a cup of tea in her West Sacramento mobile home, choosing to remember the sweet memories of her daughters rather than dwell on what went so horribly wrong on New Year’s Eve. “I want people to remember how they lived, not how they died,” said Hunter, 47, speaking publicly for the first time since she discovered their bodies in her ex-husband’s Hyundai. Hunter on … [Read more...]

Speaking publicly for the first time since she discovered her daughters’ bodies in her ex-husband’s car on December 31 in West Sacramento, Amy Hunter says law enforcement didn’t take the warning signs seriously enough. [Source Link to Video] … [Read more...]