Litigation Tracker
Fraser v. New York City Department of Education
A federal civil rights lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education (DOE) alleging that the NYC DOE regularly retaliates against parents who challenge inadequate educational services for their disabled children by making false calls to ACS.
Filed January 2026In the Matter of Zarae E.
An appeal in the First Department to expand discovery practices in Family Court.
Filed December 2025Filed December 2025FJLC v. Administration for Children’s Services
A a lawsuit against the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to compel the agency to provide information and data about how the agency separates children from their families.
In the Matter of A.R.
In July 2025, FJLC won a landmark case in the First Department ending the longstanding and illegal practice of placing survivors of domestic violence under surveillance when they have been accused of no wrongdoing.
Filed December 2024 | Decided July 2025Filed May 2025In the Matter of Liam M.
Ms. C., a survivor of domestic violence, had never been alleged or found to be an unfit parent. Nevertheless, ACS sought, and the family court granted, a dispositional order authorizing unlimited ACS supervision of Ms. C. and her home. This surveillance lasted for well over a year.
Filed April 2025K.W. v. The City of New York
When K.A. was just six days old, the Administration for Children’s Services (“ACS”) separated him from the custody of his father, K.W., without a court order and without allowing K.W. to say goodbye. K.W. was never alleged or found to be an unfit parent. And yet K.A. was held in non-kinship foster care for over two years.
Filed May 2025In the Matter of Liam M.
Ms. C., a survivor of domestic violence, had never been alleged or found to be an unfit parent. Nevertheless, ACS sought, and the family court granted, an order authorizing unlimited ACS supervision of Ms. C. and her home. This surveillance lasted for well over a year.