Judge Refuses Arrest Warrant in Lesbian Custody Case

Judge Refuses Arrest Warrant in Lesbian Custody Case

It would be a sad, but too-common story of acrimony between estranged spouses and suspected parental abduction, if not for the genders of the parties involved: both estranged parents are women. But because Janet Jenkins and Lisa Miller used to be a same-sex couple, and because the question of Jenkins’ parental relationship to Miller’s biological daughter involved supreme court decisions in two states, the case has taken on the trappings of a culture war epic.