Tag Archives: State Law on Gay Marriage and Civil Unions

U.S. Supreme Court Will Address Gay Marriage

Posted on December 17th, 2012 by Patrick T. Ryan

As a follow up to my last blog post, on Friday December 7, 2012, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would hear, not one, but two gay marriage cases.  The first is Windsor v. United States 699 F.3d … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Still Quiet on Gay Marriage

Posted on December 6th, 2012 by Patrick T. Ryan

There are presently 10 pending appeals potentially before the Supreme Court addressing the issue of same sex marriage.  8 of the 10 appeals directly challenge the controversial Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on equal protection grounds.  DOMA has already been … Continue reading →

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Far Reaching Effects of New York’s Legalization of Gay Marriage

Posted on July 1st, 2011 by Karen Pinkert-Lieb

The New York State legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo legalized same-sex marriage for the state of New York on June 24, 2011. A same-sex marriage bill known as the Marriage Equality Act passed the State Senate by a vote of … Continue reading →

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