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Adoption

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The family of Alvin Williams and Nigel Simon remains vulnerable to separation because state law bars gay couples from adopting.

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Adoption

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Domestic partners Christy Chung and Lancy Woo are working on behalf of Second Parent Adoption Laws.

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Health Benefits

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Wisconsin state employees challenged the state’s refusal to cover domestic partners on its employee health insurance plan.

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Medical Decisions and Hospital Visits

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Heather McDonnell was prevented from making medical decisions for her domestic partner, Carol Snyder, who was in the hospital with breast cancer.

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Inheritance

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Sam Beaumont lost his home because state inheritance laws failed to recognize his 25-year relationship with partner Earl Meadow.

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Drug Testing

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High School student Chloe Smith was forced to defend her right to privacy after being suspended from school for carrying what turned out to be legitimate prescription drugs.

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School Sponsored vs Individual Speech

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Abby Moler challenged her Michigan high school’s decision to remove a bible verse from her year book entry.

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Free Speech in School

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Eighth-grade rapper Anthony Latour filed suit claiming that his First Amendment rights were violated when school officials punished him for lyrics he posted on the internet.

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Free Speech on the Internet

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Aaron Peckham joins a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of COPA (the Child Online Protefction Act.

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Religiously Motivated Sentencing

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Michigan resident, Joseph Hanas, contended that a court-ordered drug rehab program violated his freedom of religion.

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