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Delinquency May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by Meghan Bishop

Lee Boyd Malvo, and LWOP, at SCOTUS

Last year I had the privilege of attending oral arguments at the SCOTUS for the appeal of Lee Boyd Malvo’s, the DC Sniper, life without parole sentence. Even though Mr. Malvo’s case was mooted by a recently passed Virginia law allowing youth sentenced to LWOP to request parol after 20 years, the issue presented still …

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Dependency May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by Meghan Bishop

Attorneys for Children – You are Not Potted Plants

On April 25, 2020, I had the privilege of speaking to attorneys in Oregon regarding their obligations as attorneys for children and provided practical information on tools available to them on how to make life better for their children in foster care. My deck is online here.

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Dependency May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by Meghan Bishop

Oregon DHS Stakeholder Meeting – May 1, 2020

On May 1, 2020, Oregon Department of Human Services presented their quarterly update with the focus on the agency’s response to COVID-19. Rebecca Jones Gaston spoke briefly on the response from Child Welfare. She noted that in-person visitation has been suspended, but that the agency is looking to alternatives including community supervised and technology based …

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