It was conferred by a small and undistinguished school, but Turin was a lawfully recognized university.
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, took a step toward true equality for all Americans last week by planning a vote next month on whether to repeal the law that bars the federal government from recognizing lawfully performed marriages between same-sex couples.
The Supreme Court, which will almost certainly have to take up the issue, should hold that while states may refuse to authorize same-sex marriages, they may not void — that is, refuse to recognize — gay marriages lawfully conducted in other states.
The guard units say they are merely adhering to state constitutions that ban same-sex marriages and do not recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed in other states.
Many gay advocates said Mr. Spitzer's reading of the current law was not nearly as important as his finding that New York should, based on legal precedent, recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed in other jurisdictions.
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[A20] "I tried to walk a line between acting lawfully and testifying falsely, but I now recognize that I did not fully accomplish that goal and that certain of my responses to questions about Ms. Lewinsky were false".
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr., who is known for his reserve, was unhesitating before the Supreme Court on Wednesday when it heard the Defense of Marriage Act case: "I think it's time for the court to recognize that this discrimination, excluding lawfully married gay and lesbian couples from federal benefits, cannot be reconciled with our fundamental commitment to equal treatment under law".
When Mr. Verrilli got that chance, he took it, telling the justices: "I think it's time for the court to recognize that this discrimination, excluding lawfully married gay and lesbian couples from federal benefits, cannot be reconciled with our fundamental commitment to equal treatment under law.
The court can choose to take one or multiple cases that deal with whether a state can ban same-sex marriage in its own state, and likely alongside that, even if they do ban same-sex marriage, whether a state must they recognize same-sex marriages performed lawfully out of state.
