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Today, New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, was asked to review a challenge to the New York legislature’s vote regarding the redefinition of marriage to include people of the same gender. Liberty Counsel filed suit in the New York Supreme Court (the trial court) against the law, which was signed into law on June 24, 2011, by Gov. Cuomo. The state asked the court to dismiss the case, but Judge Wiggins sided with Liberty Counsel on the Open Meetings complaint, ruling that the case may proceed to trial. Liberty Counsel represents New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms and several other plaintiffs. An appellate court reversed the ruling, and now the state’s highest court has been asked to review the matter.

New York law requires that meetings of the legislature be open to the public. The arm-twisting and closed-door meetings used to pass this law redefining marriage violated the open meetings requirements. The legislative process must be transparent, not shrouded in mystery where the people have no opportunity for input. When government operates in secret and freezes out the very people it is supposed to represent, the entire system fails. The law should be set aside, and the process should begin again to allow the people a voice in the process.

Please pray that the high court of New York reviews this case and the rule of law returns to New York.

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