Child Welfare Lawsuit Paved the Way for Reform

Undated Child Welfare Lawsuit Paved the Way for Reform This resource is a timeline of the LaShawn A. class action lawsuit. It began in 1989 and was settled in 1991 when the District of Columbia reached a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union (which had brought the suit). The settlement specified that the District would be able to end the lawsuit in 2007 . . .