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Finstuen v. Edmondson, District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Judge Robin Cauthron, May 20, 2006 [striking down a two year-old amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that prevented Oklahoma from recognizing adoptions by gay parents that were finalized in other US or foreign jurisdictions] Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.