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GOLDEN v. PATERSON

23 Misc.3d 641 (2008)

877 N.Y.S.2d 822

MARTIN J. GOLDEN et al., Petitioners, v. DAVID A. PATERSON, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondent, and PERI RAINBOW et al., Intervenors-Respondents.

Supreme Court, Bronx County.

Decided September 2, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, New York City (Monica Connell of counsel), for respondent.

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York City (Susan L. Sommer of counsel), and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York City (Norman C. Simon and Jeffrey S. Trachtman of counsel), for intervenors-respondents.

Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, Arizona (Brian W. Raum of counsel), for petitioners.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LUCY BILLINGS, J.

I. Background

In this proceeding New York State taxpayers, including state legislators, once again seek the same ruling state taxpayers have sought and been denied in prior proceedings: that marriages validly entered outside New York State between partners of the same sex not be recognized in this state. Here, petitioner taxpayers challenge New York State Governor Paterson's executive directive...

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