TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 12, 2023

A Tennessee appeals court recently ruled that a Jewish couple’s lawsuit challenging a 2020 law that allowed private adoption agencies to reject placement on religious beliefs can continue, reports Associated Press. The ruling overturns a lower court’s decision that the couple had no legal standing. The law has been criticized for shielding adoption agencies that refuse to serve prospective LGBTQ parents.