Gay Spouses Due Benefits in the State, Court Finds

11/19/2009

"The state's highest court on Thursday upheld policies giving some government benefits to same–sex couples who are legally married outside the state, but did not rule on whether gay marriage should be legal in New York, leaving that issue for the Legislature to decide.

"...Susan Sommer, director of constitutional litigation at Lambda Legal, which worked on behalf of two same-sex couples involved in the cases decided on Thursday, said, 'This victory ensures that important spousal health coverage that same-sex couples need to protect their families will continue.'"

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