Tag: Adoption
European court urges Russia to acknowledge same-sex unions
MOSCOW — A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to recognize same-sex unions, but the Kremlin was quick to...
European court urges Russia to acknowledge same-sex unions
MOSCOW — A top European human rights court issued a ruling Tuesday urging Russia to recognize same-sex unions, but the Kremlin was quick to...
European watchdog warns Hungary over possible rights abuses
BRUSSELS — Recent laws introduced in Hungary regulating marriage and gender identity risk discriminating against LGBT people and should have been put to citizens...
Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights has jeopardized Kentucky's long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency...
Supreme Court rejects Texas suit over California travel ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider Texas' challenge to California's ban on state-funded business trips to Texas and other states...
Amy Coney Barrett, husband sell their longtime Indiana home
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband have sold their northern Indiana home to a University of...
Ex-Arizona official gets more prison time in adoption scheme
SALT LAKE CITY — A former Arizona politician could serve up to 15 years in prison for operating an illegal adoption scheme involving women...
Many say now is the time to fight racial bias in foster care
Cheri Williams looks back with regret at the start of her career as a child welfare caseworker in 1998. Systemic racism is a major...
Ruling denying adoption by same-sex Nebraska couple reversed
OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday reversed a ruling by a lower court judge who denied a same-sex couple’s petition to...
Diverse group of cities have highest rates of gay households
ORLANDO, Fla. — Once known for singer Anita Bryant's anti-gay rights campaign and a ban on gay and lesbian adoptions, Florida is now home...
