Whether New York City social workers and agency officials should face liability for wrongfully or mistakenly removing children from allegedly abusive homes was at the center of oral arguments yesterday at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Judges Jose A. Cabranes and Roger Miner, and Southern District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, sitting by designation, heard argument in four cases concerning the proper degree of legal exposure for the city and employees of its Administration for Children’s Services (ACS).

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