Constitutional Law

Trial Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban on Gay Adoption
In granting an adoption by a gay man of a foster child that he and his partner had been caring for for years, a trial judge in Key West recently struck down Florida’s ban on adoption by lesbians and gay men...

Florida Circuit Court Judge Rules Against Gay Adoption Ban
"A circuit court judge has ruled unconstitutional Florida's 31-year-old gay adoption ban, one of only two such statewide bans in the country."

BC Adoption Agency
Hope Adoption Services: BC Adoption Agency & Pregnancy Counselling:"Hope Adoption Services is a licensed non-profit BC adoption agency, located in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We facilitate domestic, intercountry and interprovincial adoption for British Columbia residents; and provide adoption counselling and pregnancy counselling services to birthparents and adoptive parents...

Blind Strikes and Double Strikes
Anne Reed writes at Deliberations about blind strikes: In a “blind strike” voir dire, both sides exercise their strikes simultaneously. If you get four strikes, you strike four jurors, without knowing (until it’s over) whether your opponent struck those same jurors too...

Open Adoption
". . . While there are no national statistics, open adoption is increasingly common, according to Harold Grotevant, a University of Minnesota professor who is one of the leading experts in the field...

Three Strikes and You’re Out!
In California, it’s three strikes and you’re out! The California Three Strikes Law gives you three chances to shape up. Slip up three times and you could spend your life in jail, even if that third offense is relatively minor...

Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Financial Incentive for Adoptive Parents

Adoption Laws
Everything you need to know about adopting a child

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Family Law
involving divorce, child custody, spousal support, common law, adoption and same sex marriage.

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Canceled Insurance
Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Labor and Delivery
Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement after baby was born with brain injuries.