Legal Opinion
Lawrence T. Newman and Beverly R. Newman v. State of Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 1997No. 97-1554PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The subject of domestic relations, including adoptions, is the primary responsibility of the state courts, administering state law, rather than of the federal courts. Ankenbrandt v. Richards, 504 U.S. 689, 703-04, 112 S.Ct. 2206, 2214-15, 119 L.Ed.2d 468 (1992); Ex parte Burrus, 136 U.S. 586, 593, 10 S.Ct. 850, 852-53, 34 L.Ed. 500 (1890); T.W. v. Brophy, 124 F.3d 893, 897 (7th Cir.1997); Lloyd v. Loeffler, 694 F.2d 489, 492 (7th Cir.1982); Congleton v. Holy Cross Child Placement Agency, Inc., 919 F.2d 1077 (5th Cir.1990). Modern federal constitutional law is so…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mireles v. WacoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by34 opinions
- C.A. Brokaw v. Mercer County, James Brokaw, Weir BrokawCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Continental Casualty Company v. Anderson Excavating & Wrecking CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Newman v. DeiterIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- R.D. Lottie v. West American Insurance Company, of the Ohio Casualty Group of Insurance CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- In Re NewmanIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
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