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Professor Krotoszynski Comments On Mississippi Law Forbidding Adoptions By Same-Sex Couples

Prof. Ronald Krotoszynski recently told The New York Times it is unlikely a Mississippi law banning adoptions by same-sex couples would survive a legal challenge.

“In the federal courts, I’m pretty confident Obergefell will be construed broadly,” said Krotoszynski, referring to the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriages. “ I think it would be hard to draw a principled distinction between marriage and adoption, so it shouldn’t be a hard case.”

For more, read “Mississippi Ban On Adoptions By Same-Sex Couples Is Challenged.”