The Gist

New York Marriage Victory

It's final: New York's highest court has refused to hear a challenge regarding recognition of out-of-state marriages between people of the same gender. What this means is that any gay or lesbian couple in New York State that goes to Canada or elsewhere and gets married is considered married in New York. This will go a long way, over time, toward making the case that the state should simply allow gay and lesbian residents to marry under state law.