Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit August 3, 2007, 06-6213, 06-6216 (Finstuen v. Crutcher)

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Dr. Mike Crutch-er, sued in his official capacity as the Commissioner of Health (hereinafter referred to as “Oklahoma State Department of Health (‘OSDH’)”) appeals a district court judgment that a state law barring recognition of adoptions by same-sex couples already finalized in another state is unconstitutional.