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Legal commentary ; Teachers may find themselves at a moral crossroads as never before, based on some new Federal legislation.

Expert opinion ; For it to function properly, an independent judiciary and justice system must resist being a politicized one

Legal notes ; Would King's introspection and methodical approach to social advocacy find any ears at all in response to today's news cycle? A series of imponderable mass shootings culminating in the one in Parkland, Florida is followed by a former Supreme Court Justice's call for revocation of the Second Amendment, ignoring the near impossibility of finding the 38 state legislatures necessary for ratification. James Madison argued 230 years ago in the Federalist Papers that the only way to control factions is either to curtail liberty or design a system of counterweights to reflexive action in the face of popular passions. [.]was formed one of the guiding principles of the U.S. Constitution and our republican form of government. According to a Nielsen Company audience report, in the first quarter of 2016, Americans consumed an average of 10 hours and 39 minutes of media per day.

Peer-reviewed scholarly article ; Too often the child welfare system fails our children, especially foster children, leaving our most vulnerable population at risk of harm. Many children in the welfare system are injured or even killed because "[t]he system frequently fails to provide children with stable, secure care" and "fails to meet foster children's basic medical, psychological, and emotional needs." This system-wide failure is the result of several recurring problems, which are on the rise, including: inadequate investigation of prospective foster parents and their families, placing children in inappropriate homes, overcrowded foster homes, placing children with first-time foster parents who are inexperienced and become overwhelmed, and inadequate supervision of foster homes. These recurring problems have resulted in harm to those children under the care of the child welfare system, leading many of them to seek redress in the courts.

International disputes may emanate from any number of issues, including concerns involving territory, finance, trade, ethnicity, natural resources, or religion. International treaties serve as a mechanism to address these concerns. Throughout history, treaties and conventions have played an important role in international relations. Of course, the full contours of the numerous international treaties in force cannot be documented. In this brief article, and with the caveat that we can only speak in generalities, we 1) offer some fundamental principles of treaties, 2) identify some major treaties and conventions of interest to the international social work community, and 3) make some comments regarding how those treaties affect international social work professionals. Space constraints naturally preclude us from commenting more in depth.

Family law ; One out of three marriages in the United States are likely to include blended families, as in In Re C.J.C. Are legislatures being short-sighted or are they being puritanical? The best interests of children remain of primary concern. In an era where it takes a village to raise a child, should Congress and State legislators take further action to assure that psychological parents also have legal rights?

Article / Best practices ; The No Surprises Act dictates that the arbiter chooses the offer closest to the median in network rate, unless there is additional information that shows that the in-network rate is inappropriate. Many provider groups — including the American Hospital Association and American Medical Association — are engaged in litigation with the government, contending in part that the "median in-network rate goes against Congress' intent in passing the law by disregarding other factors that should be considered." Will the No Surprises Act survive judicial scrutiny? That remains to be seen. In the interim, hospitals, insurance companies, mental health providers, and patients must scurry to be compliant.