Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family Services
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Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family Services, is a 2004 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upholding Florida's ban of adoption of children by homosexual persons as enforced by the Florida Department of Children and Families.
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Lofton v. Secretary of the Department of Children & Family Services | |
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Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
Full case name | Steven Lofton, et al. v. Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services, et al |
Decided | January 28, 2004 |
Citation(s) | 358 F.3d 804 |
Case history | |
Subsequent action(s) | U.S. Supreme Court 2005: Petition for certiorari denied |
Holding | |
Florida's ban on homosexuals adopting children is constitutional | |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Stanley F. Birch, Jr., Edward Earl Carnes, Procter Ralph Hug, Jr. |
Case opinions | |
Majority | Birch, joined by unanimous |
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