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Poughkeepsie Journal
10/13/2009
"The Alliance Defense Fund of Scottsdale, Ariz., is challenging the governments' decision to give equal benefits to gay couples, saying same-sex marriage is illegal in New York.
"The group lost in lower courts, which have ruled that extending the benefits is legal and does not conflict with current laws.
"In June 2006, Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano issued an executive order the county would recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. A few months later, the Alliance Defense Fund sued. The group Lambda Legal intervened on behalf of Yonkers couple Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis, who were married in Canada in 2003, where same-sex marriage is legal."
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