Lesbian/Gay Law Notes

The following information is courtesy of Mr. Patrick Campbell of the New York Law School:

The Lesbian/Gay Law Notes reports on lesbian/gay and AIDS related legal developments. It tracks significant new legislation, reports on new court decisions, administrative rulings, and executive actions, and highlights new publications of interest.

A main focus of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes is the legality of same-sex marriage. The publication reports on major decisions from many jurisdictions across the country upholding or rejecting the legality of same-sex marriage. For example, the lead article of the January 2006 issue of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes reported on the recent New York First Department Appellate Division decision that held the Domestic Relations Law provisions allowing marriage only to persons of opposite sexes are constitutional, reversing the summary judgment granted by the district court to same-sex couples wanting to broaden the statute.  Another article, found in the December 2005 issue, reported on an Oregon judge rejecting a state marriage amendment challenge. The Lesbian/Gay Law Notes also reports on other issues regarding estate planning, wills, and trusts from time to time and as appropriate.

Please visit www.nyls.edu/lel for access to the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes archive and to sign up for email notification of each month’s new edition.