The SCOTUS case that meant the most to me was the case- DeShaney vs. Winnebago county. This case occured in 1988 in Winsconsin, and it was about the abuse of a child named Joshua. His parents had divorced, and his dad, Randy, got custody of him. He physically abused Joshua, though. The injuries got so bad he was sent to the hospital, and then name mentally disabled from being hit on the head so much. His mother had tried to alert social services in the area, but they did nothing, so when she saw how bad the abuse had gotten, she took it to court and also sued the social services. Despite the evidence of abuse though, the votes were 6 to 3 for Winnebago county because the state doesn't protect children in abuse like that. Joshua was put back into custody of his father. The impact from this case is that states can't do anything to stop children from being abused at home. People also are led to believe that child abuse is okay.
This case has made an impact on me because it was by far the worst case there was. Firstly, the person who it was about was just a little boy who had been beat so badly he was mentally impaired for life. Also, it was very bad that even though the evidence was there, Joshua was put back into the abusive father's custody. The only kind of punishment the father got was counselling, but I'm sure he still kept abusing Joshua. This case just proves that if someone is getting injured but there's no rule to stop it than no one will stop it. It had made a very negative impact on the state. Although, the case did happen 20 years ago, so things might be different now. It's just sad how there was nothing done about it, and this is one of the worst cases there was in all the SCOTUS case.
