Attorneys respond to same-sex court ruling

Legislative Gazette: “Brian Raum, an attorney for the defendant, the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Arizona-based legal group, claimed since marriage is recognized as a man and woman in New York state, the common law marriage precedent does not apply. Susan Sommer, director of constitutional litigation for Lambda Legal, who argued the marriage recognition in the cases on behalf of same-sex couples, argued that it does apply.”