Lake County being sued for not providing attorneys to foster kids

Lake County is among three Indiana counties being sued in federal court for not providing attorneys to kids in child welfare cases.

More than 30 states require that youths in the child welfare system be given legal representation, yet Indiana is not one of them. The suit, filed in the Southern District of Indiana, claims this contradicts the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause.

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