Sentence examples for recognized marriages from inspiring English sources

"It's symbolic," said Ms. Rotkopf, executive director of the Wedding Party, a New York organization that advocates legally recognized marriages for same-sex couples.

Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has filed two amendments for the Uniting American Families Act — one for those in same-sex partnerships and one for those in recognized marriages — that would allow American citizens to apply for green cards on behalf of their foreign partners.

And New York, while it recognized marriages performed elsewhere, seemed blockaded by religious Democrats in the state senate.

Through its nine justices the court must recognize the will of the public and the U.S. Constitution and give equality to all validly recognized marriages.

Days before the Kansas legislature's debate over House Bill 2453, Attorney General Eric Holder officially announced a new set of federal benefit expansions to same-sex couples in legally recognized marriages.

State-by-state marriage laws are not equal to federally recognized marriage.

"But, as this court has recognized, marriage is far more than a societal means of dealing with unintended pregnancies".

The Supreme Court has long recognized marriage between men and women as a right, most notably in a 1967 case overturning bans on interracial marriage.

Its new "husband, wife" Stylebook entry reads: "Regardless of sexual orientation, husband or wife is acceptable in all references to individuals in any legally recognized marriage.

"After Nov. 4, it's possible the door to having that experience of a legally recognized marriage will be closed," Ms. Kendell said.

For more than a century, New York has recognized marriage contracts from other states — even if those couples could not legally marry in New York.