As with all the recent government orders, laws and judicial decisions concerning same-sex marriage, an order issued by the Westchester County Executive in 2006 requiring recognition of some same-sex marriages did not go unopposed.
Appellate Court Dismisses Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Order
An order issued by the Westchester County Executive in 2006 requiring recognition of some same-sex marriages did not go unopposed. On Dec. 30, 2008, however, the Appellate Division, Second Department, upheld the legality of the order, affirming a lower court dismissal of a suit claiming the order violated New York's state constitutional and statutory law.
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