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Same-Sex Unions in the Conflict of Laws

Focuses on the interjurisdictional recognition of same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships.
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Last Entry: January 10, 2009 at 07:30:53

W. Va. group urges special session on marriage

Posted on June 03, 2008
An antigay West Virginia group is urging the governor to convene a special session of the legislature to consider a marriage amendment.

N.H. AG recants Cal. delay request

Posted on June 01, 2008
The Attorney General of New Hampshire has withdrawn her support for a letter brief asking the California Supreme Court to delay implementation of its decision requiring that state to authorize same-sex marriages.

Tex. couples to marry in Cal.

Posted on June 01, 2008
Texas same-sex couples are preparing to celebrate evasive marriages in California, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Antigay group to sue N.Y. over recognition

Posted on May 31, 2008
An Arizona-based antigay legal organization will sue to overturn the New York Governor’s directive that state agencies recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages.

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AGs seek Cal. delay over recognition

Posted on May 30, 2008
Citing the potential for litigation over interstate recognition, attorneys general from ten states have asked the California Supreme Court to delay its order authorizing same-sex marriages in that state.

NY to Give Executive Recognition

Posted on May 29, 2008
The Governor of New York has directed all state agencies to revise their policies and regulations in order to recognize same-sex marriages celebrated outside the state, the New York Times has reported.

Cal. Marriages to Exacerbate Interstate Conflict

Posted on May 15, 2008
The California Supreme Court’s decision ordering the state to authorize same-sex marriages will exacerbate interstate conflicts in the United States.

N.Y. County to Appeal Recognition Decision

Posted on February 25, 2008
Monroe County, N.Y., announced that it will appeal the decision in Martinez v. Monroe Community College to state high court.

N.Y. Allows Divorce Action

Posted on February 25, 2008
A trial court in New York has refused to dismiss a petition seeking a divorce from a same-sex marriage that was formalized by New Yorkers in Canada. The case is Beth R. v. Donna M.

Martinez Attorney Questions Appeal

Posted on February 22, 2008
An attorney representing the New York couple who successfully sued for recognition of their Canadian same-sex marriage questions the value of an appeal by the losing defendant.

Binational Union in Australia

Posted on February 20, 2008
An Australian woman is planning to have a civil partnership ceremony in Sydney with her female partner despite Australia’s refusal to provide for such unions. The option is available because the partner is British.

Irish Couples Travel Abroad for Futile Unions

Posted on February 19, 2008
Same-sex Irish couples are traveling to the UK, Canada, and elsewhere to formalize marriages or partnerships, but those arrangements are receiving no legal recognition back home in Ireland, a story in the Irish Times reports.

Employment Implications of N.Y. Recognition

Posted on February 18, 2008
New York court decisions recognition Canadian same-sex marriages may affect the employment practices of some employers.

W. Va. Marriage Amendment Introduced

Posted on February 18, 2008
A resolution has been introduced in the West Virginia legislature to propose a marriage and civil union amendment to the state constitution.

Penn. Considers Same-Sex Amendment

Posted on February 15, 2008
Legislators in Pennsylvania have introduced a measure that would amend the state constitution to prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions.

Ill. Civil Union Bill Includes Recognition

Posted on February 15, 2008
An Illinois bill to establish same-sex civil unions includes language that would provide for interjurisdictional recognition of marriages, civil unions, and other relationships as civil unions in Illinois.

Cal. Groups Seek Marriage Amendments

Posted on February 15, 2008
Two groups opposed to same-sex marriage are collecting signatures in an attempt to place on the November 2008 ballot two measures to amend the state constitution in order to prohibit same-sex marriage.

R.I. Bill Would Allow Divorce

Posted on February 14, 2008
A bill that would authorize same-sex couples to divorce in Rhode Island is set to be introduced in the state legislature.

Uruguay Establishes Same-Sex Unions

Posted on February 11, 2008
Uruguay has extended a form of nonmarital civil partnership, a “uni�n concubinaria,” to same-sex couples.

Newspaper Attacks NY Court Decision

Posted on February 10, 2008
The New York Post has attacked the New York intermediate appellate court’s decision in Martinez v. Monroe Community College.

FL Amendment Goes to Voters

Posted on February 02, 2008
A ballot initiative to add an antigay marriage and civil union amendment to the Florida Constitution has now received enough signatures to go before voters for ratification this November.

NY Court Recognizes Canadian Marriage

Posted on February 01, 2008
An intermediate appellate court in New York has ruled that a same-sex Canadian marriage involving New Yorkers is entitled to recognition as a marriage under New York law. Although the court’s opinion represents progress in understanding the legal issues involved, it still falls short of a thorough analysis.

Newspaper Repeats Recognition Myth

Posted on January 31, 2008
An editorial in the Balitmore Sun has repeated the myth the civil unions are inferior to same-sex marriages because the only the former are denied interstate or federal recognition.

NH Anti-Recognition Bill Withdrawn

Posted on January 31, 2008
The sponsor of a bill to ban interjurisdictional recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions in New Hampshire has withdrawn the bill.

Indiana Amendment Passes One House

Posted on January 31, 2008
A state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages and restrict civil unions has passed the state Senate but is stalled in the House of Representatives.

Recognition Proposals in Maryland

Posted on January 31, 2008
Maryland legislators have proposed competing bills to authorize same-sex marriages and amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriages or civil unions, both proposals having incidental effects on interjurisdictional recognition.

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