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DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services

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The Formalism of the DSS Case

The case of Joshua Deschaney, who was taken from his dad's custody by child welfare services, is the subject of this week's episode. Michael Wolraich: The district court basically called it over before we even got to discovery. "It's an expression of a majoritarian political preference," says Wolraich. 'Let's do it.'

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