Same-Sex Unions in the Conflict of Laws: Cases

Same-Sex Unions
in the
Conflict of Laws

If there is one thing that the people are entitled to expect from their lawmakers, it is rules of law that will enable individuals to tell whether they are married and, if so, to whom.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson (1948)

Case

Lewis v. New York State Department of Civil Service

NEW YORK

2007

Marriage Recognition

Lewis
v.
New York State Department of Civil Service

Index No. 4078/07

The Alliance Defense Fund, on behalf of taxpayer-plaintiffs, is challenging the decision of the state civil service department to recognize non-local same-sex marriages for benefits purposes.

Legal Papers and Decisions

› Complaint of May 22, 2007

Other Materials

› ADF's Press Release of May 24, 2007: announcing commencement of challenge

More information:
› Alliance Defense Fund