Jamie Kirkpatrick v. County of Washoe

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2016-12-09

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Concurrence by Judge CHRISTEN; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge FRIEDLAND; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI OPINION MURGUIA, Circuit Judge: This appeal arises from Washoe County social workers’ warrantless removal of a two-day-old child from the custody of her mother, who had a history of drug abuse and whose two other children had been pre…

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