Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Naomi Scotten this week joined attorneys with the Family Justice Law Center and the NYU Family Defense Clinic in appealing a Kings County Family Court order that allows the Administration for Children’s Services to make unannounced visits to the home of a domestic violence survivor—and the attorneys say they hope their case will end that practice more broadly.

“We’re proud to take on this fight to protect basic American freedoms,” Scotten said. “Family services should not be inserting itself into the home lives of fit parents. We hope that this case ensures that mothers like our client can raise their children without unjustified state interference.”