Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Alabama Lesbian's Voided Adoption

As the nation's high court considers the case, it recalled the Alabama Supreme Court's decision, which voided the woman's adoption of her ex-partner's children.

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday granted an Alabama woman's request to temporarily reinstate her legal adoption of the her former partner's children, while the high court considers whether it will review the ruling in its entirety.

BuzzFeed News's Chris Geidner reports that the Supreme Court has not yet indicated whether it will ultimately grant a review of the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling, which declared the woman's adoption void, but did approve the woman's request to place a stay on that state court ruling while the nine Supreme Court justices decide whether to take the case.

Geidner offered a brief summary of the case he called "complex," noting that the initial request for a stay was filed in November, after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled in September that the woman's adoption of her former partner's children was "void."

Geidner explains: