Lawsuit Filed Against NY Same-Sex Marriage Law

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Alleging “flagrant violations” of New York State constitutional and legal procedures in the recent passage of the Marriage Equality Act, a lawsuit has been filed in the New York Supreme Court on behalf of several plaintiffs which could put a halt to same-sex marriages in the state as well as invalidate those that have taken place since the law went into effect on Sunday.

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NY Parish Returns Check from Lawmaker who Voted for Same-Sex Marriage

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The fallout continued for Catholic lawmakers who voted for New York’s same-sex marriage bill when a Brooklyn parish returned a $50 check from a legislator who voted in favor of the controversial law.

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