Legal Opinion
Seymour v. Holcomb
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert C. Mtjlvey, J.
The court finds:
1. that the defendant City of Ithaca lacks standing to seek a declaratory judgment regarding the constitutionality of the Domestic Relations Law;
2. that the defendant New York State Department of Health (DOH) was acting within its authority in issuing the advisory letter of February 27, 2004;
3. that the Domestic Relations Law does not authorize the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples;
*5324. that the limitation of marriage licenses to opposite-sex couples does not violate the plaintiffs’ rights under the constitutions of the…
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