http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/25/memo-to-maryland-honor-out-of-state-marriage-licenses/ National LGBT news by experienced gay reporters covering law and politics with a deeper understanding than mainstream news wires. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/25/memo-to-maryland-honor-out-of-state-marriage-licenses/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Weekly Political Roundup | FreeDomains@Blog Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:02:51 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=896#comment-259 [...] Attorney General of Maryland issued an opinion that the state should recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. While [...] [...] Attorney General of Maryland issued an opinion that the state should recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. While [...]

]]> http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/25/memo-to-maryland-honor-out-of-state-marriage-licenses/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Mombian » Blog Archive » Weekly Political Roundup Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:52:08 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=896#comment-257 [...] Attorney General of Maryland issued an opinion that the state should recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. While [...] [...] Attorney General of Maryland issued an opinion that the state should recognize out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. While [...]

]]> http://www.keennewsservice.com/2010/02/25/memo-to-maryland-honor-out-of-state-marriage-licenses/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Art Leonard Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:18:39 +0000 http://www.keennewsservice.com/?p=896#comment-255 Don't fall for the spin. Until the courts rule, this opinion is just that, an opinion of the A.G., not, as he makes clear, "the law." Furthermore, NY Governor Paterson never issued an executive order. This is now gay history mythology, and no matter how much I try to clarify it, somehow the gay media doesn't understand (apart from my own paper, Gay City News). Paterson authorized his legal counsel to send a memorandum to state agencies, advising them of the Appellate Division marriage recognition ruling in Martinez v. County of Monroe (2008) and advising them to comply with it, but the governor did NOT issue a formal executive order. Gansler points this out in his Opinion. Don’t fall for the spin. Until the courts rule, this opinion is just that, an opinion of the A.G., not, as he makes clear, “the law.” Furthermore, NY Governor Paterson never issued an executive order. This is now gay history mythology, and no matter how much I try to clarify it, somehow the gay media doesn’t understand (apart from my own paper, Gay City News). Paterson authorized his legal counsel to send a memorandum to state agencies, advising them of the Appellate Division marriage recognition ruling in Martinez v. County of Monroe (2008) and advising them to comply with it, but the governor did NOT issue a formal executive order. Gansler points this out in his Opinion.

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