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CAMPBELL v. SUNDQUIST

926 S.W.2d 250 (1996)

Penny CAMPBELL, et al, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Don SUNDQUIST, Governor of the State of Tennessee, et al, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Nashville.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied June 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, Jerry L. Smith, Deputy Attorney General, for defendants-appellants.

Abby R. Rubenfeld, Nashville, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Rebecca L. Brown, Robert K. Rasmussen, Susan L. Kay, Nashville, for amicus curiae, American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee.

James L. McHugh, Jr., Carolyn I. Polowy and Paul M. Smith, Washington, D.C.; Irwin Venick, Nashville, for amicus curiae, American Psychological Association, The National Association of Social Workers, and The Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.

Robyn E. Smith of Weed, Hubbard, Berry & Doughty, Nashville, for amicus curiae, American Public Health Association.

Glen G. Dukes, Jr., Nashville, Suzanne Goldberg, Staff Attorney, LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education of New York, for LAMBDA Legal Defense and Education and The Tennesseans for Equality.

Peggy June Griffin, Dayton, amicus curiae, pro se.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court June 10, 1996.

CRAWFORD, Presiding Judge, Western Section.

This appeal involves a constitutional challenge under the Tennessee Constitution to Tennessee's Homosexual Practices Act, T.C.A. § 39-13-510 (1991). On May 26, 1993, plaintiffs Penny Campbell, John Doe, Jane Doe, James Tallent, and Christopher Simien,1 filed a "Verified Petition for Declaratory and Injunctive...

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