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2 State Courts OK Gay Marriage Bans
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July 6, 2006
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ALBANY, N.Y. - The top courts in two states dealt a setback Thursday to the movement to legalize gay marriage, with New York's highest court ruling same-sex unions are not allowed under state law and the Georgia Supreme Court reinstating a voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
In New York, the Court of Appeals said in a 4-2 decision that the state's marriage law is constitutional and clearly limits marriage to a union between a man and a woman.
Any change in the law would have to come from the state Legislature, Judge Robert Smith said.
"We do not predict what people will think generations from now, but we believe the present generation should have a chance to decide the issue through ...
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