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Supreme Court expands parental rights appeal access nationwide
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that states must allow indigent parents to appeal orders terminating parental rights. Justice Ginsburg, writing for the majority, said denial of appeals due to fees breaches equal justice and compared the case to access in criminal and political arenas. The decision centers on Melissa Lumpkin Brooks of Mississippi, whose rights to two children were terminated in 1994.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Mississippi
Ginsburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
Melissa Lumpkin Brooks
Brooks
Robert B. McDuff
Memphis
Tenn
Sammy Lee James
James
Benton County
Miss
John Paul Stevens
Sandra Day O’connor
David H. Souter
Stephen G. Breyer
Anthony M. Kennedy
William H. Rehnquist
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
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