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Adoption
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Enjoins Mississippi’s Same-Sex Couple Adoption Ban as Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Mississippi Department of Human Services (DHS), United States District Judge…
International Law Prof Blog
New Edition of an International Family Law Casebook
A new (third) edition of a casebook on Family Law in the World Community has been published by Carolina Academic Press, authored by D. Marianne Blair (Professor of Law and Director…
Family Law Prof Blog
Uganda Tightens Foreign Adoption Rules to Thwart Child Trafficking
By Family Law
From Reuters:Child rights campaigners in Uganda have welcomed a new law that restricts fast-track foreign adoptions in which children - often with living parents - can be whisked overseas in…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
SCOTUS Enforces Recognition of Same-Sex Adoption
SCOTUS Blog (Mar. 7, 2016): Court Restores Woman’s Right to Be a Mother, by Lyle Denniston:In a victory for LGBTQ advocates, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on Monday,…
Family Law Prof Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Adoption Case
By Family Law
From NPR:The U.S. Supreme Court, without hearing oral argument, has unanimously reversed an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that denied parental rights to a lesbian adoptive mother who had split with…
One (Divorce) Lawyer's Perspective
SCOTUS Weighs in on a Custody case
It has always been my impression that the US Supreme Court does not hear many cases involving traditional family law matters (divorce, custody, support, adoption). I am not saying there…
Family Law Prof Blog
Oklahoma’s New Adoption Bill Sparks Controversy
By Family Law
From AOL News:A bill, passed on to the house floor Tuesday, would require the state to do business with child welfare and adoption agencies - even if they turn down…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Adoptions Popular Method To Continue Family Business Lines In Japan
In ancient Rome, powerful dynasties often adopted capable young men to carry on the fortunes of a family lacking a male heir with examples of the practice including Augustus as…
Family Law Prof Blog
Slovenia Votes Against Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Child Adoption
By Family Law
From New Europe:Slovenes overwhelmingly voted against same-sex marriage and child adoption. With 90% of votes counted on Sunday’s referendum, same-sex legislation introduced by the government earlier this week was resoundingly defeated…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
United States Supreme Court Stays Alabama Opinion Refusing to Recognize Adoption
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe United States Supreme Court today issued a simple Order staying the mandate of the Alabama Supreme Court's controversial…