Civil Rights in Custody Court: The Federal Lawsuit of Meg from Stand With Meg

In this episode, we examine the groundbreaking federal lawsuit filed by Meg from Stand With Meg in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. The case, Meg from Stand With Meg v. McCalla, et al., challenges alleged civil rights violations stemming from an ongoing child custody dispute in Johnson County, Kansas.

Representing herself pro se, Meg alleges that a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem, a children's therapist, and a psychologist—working in coordination with county actors and her ex-husband—conspired to fabricate abuse allegations, suppress exculpatory evidence, and deny her parenting rights without due process. The federal complaint invokes 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and state law, asserting violations of her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

This episode breaks down:

• How unauthorized evaluations and therapy sessions violated constitutional protections
• The ADA claims tied to denied accommodations for PTSD and ADHD
• The challenge to Kansas Supreme Court Rule 5.1(c) on due process grounds
• Meg’s demand for injunctive relief, including parenting time restoration and the release of sealed records
• Her pursuit of over $50 million in damages for emotional distress, defamation, and systemic abuse

If you're tracking parental rights, civil liberties, or family court reform, this is an essential case to watch.