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Strauss v. Horton - Reply in Support of Petitioners (01/05/2009)

Cole v. Arkansas - Complaint (12/30/2008)
Plaintiffs's complaint challenging Arkansas Act 1, the ballot initiative which banned foster parenting and adoption by unmarried couples in Arkansas.

Chandler v. Barker - Appeals Brief (12/23/2008)

Strauss v. Horton - Attorney General's Answer Brief (12/19/2008)
California Attorney General Edmund "Jerry" Brown's answer brief in response to petition in Strauss v. Horton.

In re: Gill - Trial Court Decision and Order (11/25/2008)
Order declaring Florida's anti-gay adoption ban unconstitutional and granting Martin Gill adoption of his two sons in the ACLU's challenge to the ban.

In re: Gill Trial Transcript (11/25/2008)
Transcript from the trial in our challenge to Florida's ban on adoption by gay parents.

Proposition 8 - Writ Petition, Religious Groups (11/17/2008)
Writ petition filed in California Supreme Court challenging Proposition 8 by the California Council of Churches, United Church of Christ, Progressive Jewish Alliance, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, and others.

Proposition 8 - Writ Petition, Women's Groups (11/17/2008)
Writ petition challenging Proposition 8 filed with California Supreme Court by Equal Rights Advocates and California Women's Law Center.

Strauss v. Horton - Attorney General's Preliminary Response (11/17/2008)
Preliminary response of California Attorney General Edmund G. ("Jerry") Brown Jr. to Writ Petition filed in Strauss v. Horton.

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