Nebraska Supreme Court grants adoption to same-sex couple

[boingboing]

Originally published at: Nebraska Supreme Court grants adoption to same-sex couple | Boing Boing

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[the_borderer]

@boingboing

In his order, Luebe referred to a version of Black’s Law Dictionary that defined “wife” as “a woman who has a lawful living husband.”

If we are dictionary lawyering, can I use the Scottish and Northern English definition of wife, which is just a synonym for woman? It’s the one I grew up with.

It’s good to see the Nebraska Supreme Court saw though all the bullshit.

[Brainspore]

@boingboing

In his order, Luebe referred to a version of Black’s Law Dictionary that defined “wife” as “a woman who has a lawful living husband.”

It takes some real dedication to bigotry to cling to outdated dictionaries as a basis for legal decisions even after the Supreme Court has unambiguously affirmed a newer interpretation.

[robertmckenna]

Surely an 18th century edition of the OED/King James Dictionary is what God intends modern Americans to use to understand words in a legal context?

/S obviously. “Original” intention is so blatantly intellectually dishonest it makes my blood boil. And even if it wasn’t, who could give a fuck what a bunch of genocidal slavers think now?

[cannibalpeas]

@robertmckenna

“Original” intention

It essentially means “whatever narrow interpretation I decide to apply despite historical evidence to the contrary.”

[gracchus]

Dixon County Judge Douglas Luebe

The greatest legal mind of the 19th century.

[Bobo]

Ah, witness the beauty of conservatism…

We value children, unless it’s making sure that a child gets to stay with it’s loving parents who are even a legally sanctioned stable couple, and that said parents are legally approved to make important legal decisions for the child they’ve cared for from birth…