by Kelly Patterson, Ottawa Citizen : In a landmark case, an American court has ruled that gay couples who tie the knot in Canada can be treated as legally married in the state of New York. Justice Joan Lefkowitz of the New York Supreme Court ruled last week that same-sex marriages performed outside the country are valid, even though gay New Yorkers cannot be legally married in their home state. . . . If the ruling holds up on appeal, “it will mean for all practical purposes, same-sex marriage is legal in the state of New York,” because people can easily cross the border to get married, said Koppelman. While the lower-court ruling is not technically binding on other state courts, it's significant in that “it says you can recognize a (same-sex marriage) even if locally you can't perform it,” and lays out historical examples of that recognition, explains Mark Strasser, a law professor at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, who has written extensively on same-sex marriage . . . [Read More]Tags: Canada, gay marriage, New York, Supreme Court
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