Advocates appeal TN court ruling that prevented Knox Co. couple from suing foster care agency over adoption bias
The ruling said that the matter had been resolved because the couple ended up becoming foster parents.
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The ruling said that the matter had been resolved because the couple ended up becoming foster parents.
The suit challenged a law that installed legal protections for private adoption agencies to reject state-funded placement of kids based on religion.
Americans United for Separation of Church & State plans to appeal 2-1 ruling which states that law in question 'does not single out people of the Jewish faith'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of Tennessee judges has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish.
The suit challenged a law that installed legal protections for private adoption agencies to reject state-funded placement of kids based on religion.