Caplan Cobb Files Amicus Brief in Successful Parental Rights Challenge

In Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama an Alabama law was challenged that permanently barred certain parents with prior convictions from living with their minor children. Caplan Cobb partners Jarred Klorfein and Cameron Roberts filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Southern Center for Human Rights, arguing that constitutional liberty belongs to all people, regardless of class, status, or prior convictions. In its July 6 decision, the Eleventh Circuit agreed, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment protects parents’ fundamental right to live with their children--regardless of prior convictions.

The opinion can be read here.