U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Appeal Over Court’s Denial Of Request To Remove Guardian

Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 1:51 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 24 declined to review the denial of three siblings’ request to remove their 99-year-old sister’s court-appointed guardian; the siblings had argued that a New York state judge violated sister’s due process rights under the Fifth and 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution when reaching the decision without hearing from witnesses or allowing her to be represented by counsel (Ann Merlino, et al. v. Cara Buonincontri, No. 19-773, U.S. Sup.)....

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