ADF: Voter-approved Act 1 adoption, foster care law should be upheldALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
ADF: Voter-approved Act 1 adoption, foster care law should be upheld
ADF attorneys file opening brief with Arkansas Supreme Court in lawsuit filed by ACLU
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Attorneys and allied attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed their opening brief with the Arkansas Supreme Court Wednesday in defense of Act 1, a voter-approved measure that protects children who are adopted or placed into foster care. An Arkansas judge struck down the law in April in a decision that erroneously characterized voters as attempting to target “homosexual couples…one politically unpopular group” even though the law does not do so. Act 1 explicitly states that it “applies equally to cohabiting opposite-sex and same-sex individuals.” Passed by voters in November 2008 by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent, Act 1 gives children the opportunity to be placed in the best home environments and puts their need for stable homes ahead of the desire of unmarried, cohabiting couples seeking children. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit Cole v. Arkansas Department of Human Services to tear down the law shortly after it passed. Case Name: Cole v. Arkansas Department of Human Services Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/3940 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family. ADF President Alan Sears is co-author with Craig Osten of the book The ACLU vs. America.
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