Links to organizations that work for or against DOMA and what it stands for are listed below. If your organization is missing, or you know of a link that should be included, please contact us.
Against DOMA
- American Bar Association
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Equal Marriage
- The Freedom to Marry Collaborative
- Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
- Human Rights Campaign
- Lambda Legal
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Organization of Women
- National Center for Lesbian Rights
- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
For DOMA
- Alliance Defense Fund
- Alliance for Marriage
- American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ)
- American Family Association
- Center for Reclaiming America
- Christian Legal Society
- Concerned Women for America
- Family Research Council
- Focus on the Family
- Heritage Foundation
- Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
- The Marriage Amendment Project
- Marriage Law Project
- Parents and Friends of Exgays and Gays
- Stateline.org
- Thomas More Law Center
The Marriage Law Project and the Heritage Foundation have excellent resources on DOMAs.
- Marriage Law Project
- Heritage Foundation
U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes
- 25 U.S.C., Chapter 21 – Indian Child Welfare Act
- 42 U.S.C. § 620 – Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
- 42 U.S.C., Chapter 67 – Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act
- CRS Annotated Constitution
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Federal Agency Regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations: 45 C.F.R., Part 1356
Federal Judicial Decisions
- U.S. Supreme Court:
- U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on Adoption
State Statutes
- Uniform Laws (See LII Locator for Uniform Matrimonial, Family, and Health Laws):
- Interstate Compact on the Adoption of Children (adopted in all states and the District of Columbia)
- Uniform Adoption Act (1969 version, adopted in Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota, and Ohio, and 1994 version not yet adopted in any state)
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State Judicial Decisions
- N.Y. Court of Appeals:
- Appellate Decisions from the Other States
International Material
Conventions and Treaties
- Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (29 May 93)
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Key Internet Sources
- Federal Agencies:
- Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- US State Department (International adoption information and guide to regulations of various countries)
- Get Legal: Adoption
- The ABA Center on Children and the Law
- ABA Section of Family Law
- Adoption Policy Resource Center
- Adoption Network
- Adoption.com
- Adoption Law
- Federal Agencies: