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From Jurist:
This is great news for supporters of equality; even better, it may push the case for passing our own law equalizing marriage opportunities. (Well, at least monogamous ones.) Maybe one day soon, adults who love will be allowed to do so without laws telling tham who they may or may not care for. Until then, baby steps.
Yep, this goes into the photo scrapbook, as an early but important milestone.
A New York state appeals court on Friday unanimously ruled [PDF text] that the state must legally recognize valid out-of-state same-sex marriages [NYCLU press release].
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In June, the New York State Assembly passed a bill [A08590 materials; JURIST report] to legalize same-sex marriage. The bill, proposed by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer [official website] and sponsored [press release] by Assemblymember Daniel O'Donnell [official website], was defeated by the Republican controlled Senate and returned to the Assembly last month. The New York Times has more.
This is great news for supporters of equality; even better, it may push the case for passing our own law equalizing marriage opportunities. (Well, at least monogamous ones.) Maybe one day soon, adults who love will be allowed to do so without laws telling tham who they may or may not care for. Until then, baby steps.
Yep, this goes into the photo scrapbook, as an early but important milestone.
