Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they are at risk of losing their children. The job is never easy, ...

The job is never easy, but in the past she knew what she was up against when squaring off against child protective services in family court. Now, she worries she’s fighting something she can’t see: an ...

The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system. The Family Law Center in ...

For family law attorney Robin Frank, defending parents at one of their lowest points — when they are at risk of losing their children — has never been easy. In the past, she knew what she was up ...

Because family court hearings are closed to the public and the records are sealed, AP wasn’t able to identify first-hand any families who the algorithm recommended be mandatorily investigated for ...