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Q: What effect does the United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor have on the New York estates of individuals who were married to same-sex spouses?
A: In Technical Memorandum …
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By Jayson J.R. Choi
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9/11/13
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Last week, the Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, and Long Island residents seemed particularly pleased by the decision.
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By Amanda McKelvey
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7/8/13
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Whether you agree with it or not, the highest court in the land has spoken on two monumental issues that will impact our society for a lifetime.
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7/3/13
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Last week, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to announce support for same-sex marriage.
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5/17/12
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Members of the Rockville Centre Tea Party held a protest outside State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s district office on Front Street on July 15, prompting a spontaneous counterprotest by …
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Aaron Axelson
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7/20/11
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In March 2010, Washington, D.C., joined Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in allowing same-sex marriages. Imagine that: Gay and lesbian couples can wed in our nation’s capital, but not in New York, a state long known for its progressive politics.
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5/26/11
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“I think in this day and age we're not asking for special laws,” said Malverne resident Robert Powers. “We're asking for equal laws.”
Powers, who married his husband, Howard Costa, in a Connecticut ceremony last year, said he is disappointed with the New York state Senate, which rejected a bill on Dec. 2 that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry. The bill had been approved by the state Assembly three times, including the same day it headed to the Senate, but was rejected 38-24 as several Democrats joined Republicans to vote against it.
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Ariella Monti
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12/9/09
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