Foster Care Discrimination

Dispute over state agency's refusal to license married same-sex couples for foster care

1. Gilbert v. Alabama Department of Human Resources

2. Jurisdiction: United States (December 12, 2018)
3. Original Case: Gilbert v. State of Alabama Department of Human Resources et al
4. VictimsRebecca GilbertLeigh GilbertDefendantsAlabama Department of Human ResourcesNancy BucknerPlaintiffsRebecca GilbertLeigh GilbertPlaintiff AttorneysSamuel BrookeCatherine SakimuraJudgesAbdul KallonInstitutionsU.S. District Court for the Northern District of AlabamaSouthern Poverty Law CenterNational Center for Lesbian RightsAlabama Department of Human Resources
5. Case Tags: LGBTQ+ Rights;Equal Protection;Foster Care Discrimination;Federal Civil Rights Litigation