http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/north-carolina-ruling-jeopardizes-same-sex-families/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/north-carolina-ruling-jeopardizes-same-sex-families/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:20:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88830 Keen News Service: "The ruling jeopardizes the legality of all other such 'second-parent adoptions' in the state . . . [Nancy Polikoff, Professor of Law at American University] noted that conservative groups like the Alliance Defense Fund 'are willing to work on any case seeking to undo any parenting by a non-bio mom' but does not believe the attack on second-parent adoptions in North Carolina heralds a trend." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/29/north-carolina-ruling-jeopardizes-same-sex-families/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/nc-supreme-court-and-minnesota-court-of-appeals-on-second-parent-adoptions/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/nc-supreme-court-and-minnesota-court-of-appeals-on-second-parent-adoptions/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:07:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88118 Leonard Link: "The latest chapter in litigation over second-parent adoptions -- two appellate decisions issued in recent days -- bears this out, as the North Carolina Supreme Court overruled both trial and intermediate appellate courts to find that a second-parent adoption approved five years ago was 'void ab initio,' while Minnesota's intermediate appellate court found that a trial judge erred by sanctioning an attorney for raising a similar argument in seeking to set aside an eight-year-old second-parent adoption decree." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/nc-supreme-court-and-minnesota-court-of-appeals-on-second-parent-adoptions/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/same-sex-couple-adoption-ruled-invalid-in-north-carolina/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/same-sex-couple-adoption-ruled-invalid-in-north-carolina/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 22:35:54 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88066 News Observer: "North Carolina's highest court on Monday voided a state senator's adoption of her former domestic partner's biological son, a move that appears to close a method for same-sex couples to adopt unless the legislature steps in." Opinion is here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/21/same-sex-couple-adoption-ruled-invalid-in-north-carolina/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/nc-case-examines-adoption-among-same-sex-couples/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/nc-case-examines-adoption-among-same-sex-couples/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:52:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71579 News 14 Carolina: "The N.C. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday involving an adoption that some attorneys argue could lead to a decision on whether same sex couples can legally adopt in the state." Boseman v. Jarrell, No. 416PA08-2 (N.C.) [docket] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/nc-case-examines-adoption-among-same-sex-couples/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/22/frc-urges-north-carolina-supreme-court-to-uphold-purpose-of-adoption/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/22/frc-urges-north-carolina-supreme-court-to-uphold-purpose-of-adoption/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:28:16 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/22/frc-urges-north-carolina-supreme-court-to-uphold-purpose-of-adoption/ FRC: "Last Wednesday, April 14th, the Alliance Defense Fund filed an Amicus Curiae brief on behalf of the Family Research Council in the the case of Boseman v. Jarrell. This is currently before the North Carolina Supreme Court and addresses whether and the manner in which adoptions by same-sex non-married couples fit within the legal framework set forth by North Carolina 's adoption statute. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins made the following statement . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/22/frc-urges-north-carolina-supreme-court-to-uphold-purpose-of-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/homosexual-adoption-review-requested/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/homosexual-adoption-review-requested/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:47:29 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=42440 NC Family Policy Council: "The North Carolina Family Policy Council (NCFPC) joined several groups in filing a motion asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision to allow same-sex adoption in the state. " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/16/homosexual-adoption-review-requested/feed/ 0