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<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> New York Senate Says No to Same-Sex Marriage

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

By a margin of 38-24, a Bill to legalize same-sex marriages in New York was voted down on the afternoon of Dec. 2. The Bill was sponsored by Thomas K. Duane and endorsed by Gov. David Paterson.

According to The New York Times, no Republican voted for the measure.

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