Bugg Stories vol. 4

thanks a lot joanne adult adoptees in tennessee are one step closer to seeing their birth records in a decision handed down yesterday the six circuit court of appeals ruled against those trying to keep the records sealed once again more than one thousand adoptees who have implied or just weeks away from acts as the priest east says adoptees across the state are celebrating their emotions ryan shaw absolute tear it and still enjoy our entry the idea caught on birth parent you have no idea there's no way to tell you it's like there's no way to a new website just to talk to the only other living so it looks like you and for you an adult adoptees has her records he spent years lobbying for the state law which would allow access at the age of twenty one the law was supposed to go into effect last july the two birth mothers an adoptive couple an adoption agency sued saying the state had promised confidentiality at the time of the adoption and the new law would violate their privacy however the three judge panel of the sixth circuit court of appeals not only rejected the argument

yesterday and tonight a preliminary injunction against the law but also ordered the case be dismissed in federal court attorney larry kramer represents those challenging the law he says he's not surprised by the ruling took place in december at the court ducked many of the federal issues and seemed to be most interested in why the plaintiffs have not first got into state court would this case for ten pages they did not duck the issue they have it they touch down every one of the constitutional claims and specifically dealt with each one and dismissed each one i don't consider that ducking the issue attorney bob stoops filed several friend of the court briefs for adoptees he's an adopted parents who served on the commission which developed the new law this decision shows that the statute is a balanced statute it balances the interests of persons who had been adopted to know their roots to know basic information about themselves with the interest of biological parents do

have privacy if they wish thirty year old adoptee tracy pac has watched the legal wranglings for months now she was one of the first to apply to see her records when us district judge john mixson denied the first legal challenge she's been waiting nervously for the six circuit court ruling is an affirmation to re affirmation of georgia's nixon's decision yes as an inductee you do have the right to know something about yourself you have a right to know what not and non adopting just take for granted with a copy of the supreme court ruling in hand and without borders until heck of a fellow adoptee which immediately to the states house for drafting services after wandering the halls for several minutes she met up with adoption services director james should have a friendlier way

down for a further direction from the attorney general's office saying that we will pick up with where we left off before later in the afternoon the attorney general's office announced that the processing of files will start immediately however the court battle to keep their records closed will likely be prolonged attorney larry crane says he will continue to fight we're in the next step of falling emergency appeal we non state supreme court seeking audience without justice stevens who is the justice assigned to the sixth circuit and that too of in effect get this they will re established and to get the supreme court to hear the case if you had to pursue with in state court would you do sell it if the supreme court tells us that is our only remedy and certainly we will we're very prepared to take this back up the ladder and the state of course do safely is director of small world adoption in nashville one of the challengers to the law who's willing to keep up the fight

privacy horror should be protected as well in that when we feel that more than just in the pit of the question here and say they were in some ways kind to the option of private the option of confidently onto country so once again several tennessee adoptees are just weeks away from obtaining the records but once more could find the files close by a court for national public radio i'm anita bug