A lesbian mother in Alabama wants the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Alabama decision declaring adoptions invalid.
In 2007, the woman adopted her long-term partner’s three children. When the couple broke up, the former partner prevented the other from seeing the children. She asked Alabama’s Supreme Court to enforce her visitation rights, but instead the justices declared her adoption invalid.
Cathy Sakimura is an attorney with the National Center for Lesbian Rights representing the woman. She says the court’s decision has far-reaching implications.
“It undermines not only same-sex parents’ ability to be recognized securely as parents, but all adoptive parents. And, really, anyone with any sort of court order. People with divorces, with money judgements… We really have to have a system in place where people’s judgements are final from state to state.”
The woman is also requesting an emergency stay of the court’s order, so she can see her children for the first time since April.
The Alabama Secretary of State's office says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to visit the state Saturday for a rally at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.
The rally is free and is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Tickets for the event can be found online.
Trump also visited Alabama in August for a rally in Mobile, which will host Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for a rally and fundraiser on Thursday.
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill says 10 presidential candidates have visited the state. Southern states have banded together in a so-called "SEC Primary" on March 1 to try drawing more interest in the region from presidential contenders.
If you know what happens after you say the phrase “Frau Blucher,”** then there’s a theater production you might like.
The University of Alabama Theatre & Dance companies are putting on the stage version of Young Frankenstein. The musical comedy is based on the Mel Brooks’ film starring Gene Wilder and Madeleine Khan***.
Jamie Schor**** is Marketing and PR Manager for UA’s theater and dance program. He says even young audiences should get the jokes from this 1970’s classic…
“With Mel Brooks, I think with his style of comedy, I mean, he’s universal. I think whether you’re two or you’re ninety-two, you know who Mel Brooks is, and as far as the comedy goes, it goes in the same way as well.”
The show runs until Friday. There will be a Sunday matinee. You can get tickets at ua.tix.com.