Lawyers for Mississippi say foster care system doesn’t violate U.S. Constitution, again ask to end federal oversight

Mississippi’s government said health and safety problems in the foster care system are not being intentionally ignored as the state’s attorneys continue their efforts to dismiss federal oversight over its child welfare system. In a Tuesday court filing, lawyers from Mississippi’s Attorney General’s Office and the private law firm Baker Donelson said the issues that a court-appointed monitor identified in a recent report do not violate the U.S. Constitution.