High court sidesteps gay adoption case

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court steered clear of a dispute over gay adoptions on Monday, energizing conservatives who want other states to copy Florida's one-of-a-kind ban on gays adopting children.

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