Richard Wexler

Richard Wexler

February 08, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Letter to the Editor: Phila. Family Judges' Claim That Closed Courts Protect Kids Is 'Fearmongering'

Judges Margaret Murphy and Walter Olszewski claim they keep hearings closed to protect children “plain and simple.” They appear blissfully unaware that at least 40 percent of America's foster children already live in states where, for decades, such hearings have been open to the press and/or the public. There is no move in these states to close them again. That's because the fears have proven unfounded.

By Richard Wexler

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