Smith v. Pavan

Summary

The court held that the prior injunction did not resolve the birth-certificate issues and therefore did not bar the couples’ claims through collateral estoppel. It further held that the challenged statutes, properly interpreted according to their biological-parentage language, did not facially violate due process or equal protection, and that the artificial-insemination statute was not preserved for review. The court reversed the circuit court’s judgment and dismissed the case.