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Same-sex Adoption: The Latest Interstate Recognition Hotspot

By Alliance Defense Fund

As we noted earlier, the 10th Circuit has issued a new decision striking down the Oklahoma law denying recognition to out-of-state same-sex adoptions, as violating the federal Full Faith & Credit Clause ("FFCC").  The decision highlights the difference in treatment that various official actions by states receive under FFCC.  Let's not neglect an opportunity here to start by actually reading the words of this important but often overlooked and poorly understood section...(read more)

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on August 06, 2007 (boomark / email).