5th Circuit: Constitution does not require states to pretend two men can create a childALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
5th Circuit: Constitution does not require states to pretend two men can create a child
Appellate court rules that La. cannot be forced to issue a birth certificate to two NY men who adopted child born in La.
NEW ORLEANS — Two New York men who adopted a child born in Louisiana, which does not recognize unmarried couples as adoptive parents, cannot force that state to reissue a birth certificate in their name, according to a decision issued Tuesday by a full panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case in 2009 on behalf of the Family Research Council and Louisiana Family Forum. Case Name: Adar v. Smith Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4719 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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