{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-678","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 678","heading":"Rule of construction","body":"Nothing in this part shall be construed as precluding State courts from exercising their discretion to protect the health and safety of children in individual cases, including cases other than those described in section 671(a)(15)(D) of this title.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 7—SOCIAL SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"db04458fafa1b40de07836564a48f1923e5b30773a571c5f686ec4d174d69f9c","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-677","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-679"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}