Legal Opinion
Hernandez v. Robles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 2006PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
R.S. Smith, J.
We hold that the New York Constitution does not compel recognition of marriages between members of the same sex. Whether such marriages should be recognized is a question to be addressed by the Legislature.
Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiffs and petitioners (hereafter plaintiffs) are the members of 44 same-sex couples. Each couple tried unsuccessfully to obtain a marriage license. Plaintiffs then began these four lawsuits, seeking declaratory judgments that the restriction of marriage to opposite-sex couples is invalid under the State Constitution.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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