<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Morris Patrick's Portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morris Patrick's Portfolio]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:52:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.morrispatrick.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Child Welfare Facts &#38; Accountability]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where is the Accountability?  In this video, I discuss state and federal child welfare audits, the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), Title IV-E federal funding, and my concerns about government and congressional accountability. Government audits have documented serious deficiencies in child welfare systems. I believe the public deserves to know what actions were taken after these findings, how taxpayer money is being used, and whether Congress has provided meaningful oversight. ​...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/child-welfare-facts-accountability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa43d07f448a9cd17b3c814</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:05:05 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fourth Amendment Does Not End When CPS Arrives: Parents and Children Have Rights Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and children do not lose their constitutional rights merely because Child Protective Services becomes involved with their family. The Fourth Amendment protects people, their homes, and their families against unreasonable government searches and seizures. CPS has authority to investigate legitimate child-safety concerns, but that authority is limited by the United States Constitution. Social workers and law-enforcement officers do not receive unlimited power to enter a home, search...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/the-fourth-amendment-does-not-end-when-cps-arrives-parents-and-children-have-rights-against-unreaso</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa433fe571318e8c9e4c468</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:05:29 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychotropic Medication in Foster Care: JV-220, Juvenile Court Authority, and Constitutional Rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a child enters foster care already receiving psychiatric treatment and prescribed psychotropic medication, parents should understand who has legal authority to make decisions about that medication. A child’s removal from parental custody does not mean that every social worker, foster-care provider, attorney, or other participant automatically has unrestricted authority to start, continue, substantially change, interrupt, or discontinue the child’s psychotropic medication. California has...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/psychotropic-medication-in-foster-care-jv-220-juvenile-court-authority-and-constitutional-rights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa423ac2772b2fce1ce035c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:44:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Amendment Does Not End When CPS Arrives: Parents Have a Voice and the Right to Speak Without Retaliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents do not lose their constitutional rights merely because Child Protective Services becomes involved with their family. The First Amendment protects freedom of speech and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. These protections may include a parent’s right to question a CPS investigation, dispute accusations, report misconduct, request records, contact elected officials, consult an attorney, file grievances, participate in court proceedings, and bring a lawful...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/the-first-amendment-does-not-end-when-cps-arrives-parents-have-a-voice-and-the-right-to-speak-witho</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa429eb5462f0629b9c6348</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:44:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunity Is Not Permission to Lie: What the Ninth Circuit Held in Hardwick v. Vreeken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, my name is Morris Patrick. Today, I want to discuss an important published precedent from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Hardwick v. Vreeken, 844 F.3d 1112 (9th Cir. 2017). Government officials may receive certain immunity protections when they lawfully perform their official duties. However, immunity is not permission to lie, fabricate evidence, use perjured testimony, or maliciously suppress evidence that could protect a family. In Hardwick, a daughter...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/immunity-is-not-permission-to-lie-what-the-ninth-circuit-held-in-hardwick-v-vreeken</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa41aa8b1078f37a9193cb3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:44:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judicial Deception in Child-Welfare Cases: When the Court Is Not Told the Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a child-welfare agency asks a juvenile court to remove a child, continue detention, approve medical treatment, restrict visitation, or make another decision that can permanently affect a family, the judge depends heavily upon the factual information presented to the court. If that information is materially false, misleading, or incomplete because responsible government officials deliberately or recklessly distorted or withheld important facts, the problem goes far beyond an ordinary...]]></description><link>https://www.morrispatrick.com/post/judicial-deception-in-child-welfare-cases-when-the-court-is-not-told-the-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa41f52b1078f37a9194656</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:39:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Morris Patrick III</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>