Petitioners, both males, applied for a marriage license at the office of the City Clerk in the City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, on May 18, 1995. Respondent, citing an existing directive from the State Department of Health (hereinafter DOH), informed them that she could not issue a marriage license to two persons of the same sex. However, the parties were eventually allowed to complete a marriage license...
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