Quote Of The Day - Kathleen Rice
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"The religious exemptions in the Marriage Equality Act are inapplicable to town and city clerks serving in their license-granting roles, and a public official’s intentional refusal to issue marriage licenses to qualified same-sex couples may constitute Official Misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor defined in section 195.00 of the New York State Penal Law." - Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, in a letter sent to town and city clerks in her jurisdiction.
Labels: Long Island, marriage equality, New York state