Legal Opinion
People v. West
New Paltz Justice Court
Decided June 10, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jonathan D. Katz, J.
The defendant is the Mayor of the Village of New Paltz *606charged with solemnizing marriages for individuals who had not obtained marriage licenses.
By notice of motion dated March 24, 2004, the defendant has moved to dismiss the information charging him with multiple counts of the crime of solemnizing marriages without licenses in violation of sections 13 and 17 of the Domestic Relations Law. The essence of his argument is that the Domestic Relations Law licensing requirement is unconstitutional as applied because it has the effect of preventing same-sex…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New State Ice Co. v. LiebmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Braschi v. Stahl Associates Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Matter of JacobNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- In re the Estate of CooperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Langan v. St. Vincent's HospitalNew York Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. AnthonyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 2006
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