Scope and Contents From the File: This case, brought by plaintiffs Hinman and Advocates for Gay and Lesbian State Employees against the Department of Personnel Administration, questions the exclusion of same sex couples from dental benefits as proscribed by the State Employees Dental Care Act. They question the manner in which the Act classifies family members, particularly spouses, and assert that this classification itself is discriminatory, since same sex couples were not allowed to marry in the state of California in...