ACLU of Arkansas sues over adoption restrictions
Seeks to overturn Initiated Act 1, approved by voters in Nov.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) | Dec. 30 at 12:48 PM Dec. 30 at 12:48 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas says it has filed a lawsuit to strike down a new law banning unmarried couples from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
The group announced Tuesday that it had filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court seeking to overturn Initiated Act 1, which was approved by voters in last month's general election.
The group filed the lawsuit on behalf of 29 adults and children from more than a dozen families, including a grandmother who lives with her same-sex partner of nine years and is the only relative able and willing to adopt her grandchild, who is now in Arkansas' state care.
The group said t ...
Seeks to overturn Initiated Act 1, approved by voters in Nov.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) | Dec. 30 at 12:48 PM Dec. 30 at 12:48 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas says it has filed a lawsuit to strike down a new law banning unmarried couples from becoming foster or adoptive parents.
The group announced Tuesday that it had filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court seeking to overturn Initiated Act 1, which was approved by voters in last month's general election.
The group filed the lawsuit on behalf of 29 adults and children from more than a dozen families, including a grandmother who lives with her same-sex partner of nine years and is the only relative able and willing to adopt her grandchild, who is now in Arkansas' state care.
The group said t ...
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