Plaintiffs drop four-year-old lawsuit that alleged misconduct in Alaska’s foster care system

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 384

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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A New York-based child welfare advocacy group has dropped a lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children’s Services that alleged widespread misconduct by the state’s foster care system.

A Better Childhood, which represented 5 foster care children in the federal suit, told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week that it was seeking to voluntarily dismiss the case.

The firm’s motion was accepted by the court on July 31.

The group …

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