Filed Date: Dec. 8, 2008
Clearinghouse coding in progress
(This summary is temporary, while we research the case.) Plaintiffs in this case challenged Act 1 of 2008, a ballot initiative that prohibited fostering or adoption of children by unmarried couples. At the time, Arkansas did not allow same-sex marriage and did not recognize the legal marriage of same-sex couples married elsewhere. Therefore, same-sex couples were not able to foster or adopt children. This case is closed.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Public Benefits/Government Services
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 8, 2008
Case Ongoing: No
Case Details
Other Dockets:
Arkansas state trial court CV 2008-14284
Issues
LGBTQ+:
Case Summary of Cole v. Arkansas, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/45362/.