Ark. Supreme Court showdown Thursday over law protecting adopted, foster childrenarch 16, 2011 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ark. Supreme Court showdown Thursday over law protecting adopted, foster children ADF attorney available after oral arguments concerning voter-approved Act 1
WHO: ADF Senior Legal Counsel Byron Babione WHAT: Available for media interviews after hearing in Cole v. Arkansas Department of Human Services WHEN: Thursday, March 17, immediately following hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. CDT WHERE: Arkansas Supreme Court, Justice Building, 625 Marshall St., Little Rock LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Alliance Defense Fund Senior Legal Counsel Byron Babione will be available for media interviews Thursday after presenting his oral argument to the Arkansas Supreme Court in favor of voter-approved Act 1. Other ADF attorneys will also attend the hearing in the case, Cole v. Arkansas Department of Human Services, a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union to attack the law. The measure protects children who are adopted or placed into foster care, but an Arkansas judge struck down the law in a ruling last April that errantly characterized voters as attempting to target “homosexual couples…one politically unpopular group.” Act 1 clearly states that it “applies equally to cohabiting opposite-sex and same-sex individuals.” 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.
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