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Texas Has Defied Expectations. Or Has It?

First published on May 8, 2019 • Last updated on May 8, 2019

Will Texas HB2725 continue to defy expectations? That’s less and less clear.

The Kafkaesque Case of James Christian Werthmann

First published on May 5, 2019 • Last updated on November 15, 2022

I’m not the first person to conjure up Kafka as a way to describe James Werthmann’s case. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recognized the absurdity immediately.

What I Mean When I Mean Clean

First published on May 1, 2019 • Last updated on September 12, 2023

Clean should always be the default, while dirty is the defined term, the aberration.

Who Else Gets Your OBC?

First published on April 21, 2019 • Last updated on April 21, 2019

An Iowa bill has another problem: who actually gets the OBC? Everyone in the family, including the family dog? And which “family?”

Toeing the Bottom Line

First published on April 18, 2019 • Last updated on April 18, 2019

With pressure to amend a Texas bill to add discriminatory provisions, it’s unclear if STAR will now “wink” and let it happen.

Texas: Setting the Records Straight

First published on March 27, 2019 • Last updated on March 27, 2019

A new report on Texas laws related to original birth certificates, published by the Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition.

“Reworked” Florida Bill Does Absolutely Nothing

First published on March 12, 2019 • Last updated on January 29, 2020

An amended Florida bill does absolutely nothing and, in doing nothing, actually makes things worse.

Take Action: NO on HB597

First published on March 9, 2019 • Last updated on March 13, 2019

Take action today. Contact members of a Florida subcommittee to request a “NO” vote on HB597.

Is This the Year for Iowa? No.

First published on March 6, 2019 • Last updated on April 23, 2019

Clean bills have made it out of the first legislative “funnel”—a deadline in Iowa for bills to be voted out of committee.

Essential FAQ About the New York Bills

First published on February 26, 2019 • Last updated on February 26, 2019

Quick and honest answers to questions you may have about the Weprin/Montgomery Bill, a clean adoptee rights bill in New York that I support.