51 N.Y.2d 476 (1980)
The Court of Appeals struck down New York’s consensual sodomy statute as unconstitutional.
Matter of Doe v. Rosa
159 Misc.2d 694 (1993)
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Levin v. Yeshiva University
96 N.Y.2d 484 (2001)
The Court of Appeals held that same-sex couples may not be excluded from married student housing.
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Marriage Equality Act (2011)
A08354 – New York State Assembly
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Hernandez v. Robles
7 N.Y.3d 338 (2006)
The Court of Appeals held that the New York Constitution did not “compel recognition of marriages between members of the same sex” and that recognition of such marriages was a matter for the New York State Legislature. On June 24, 2011, the New York State Legislature passed the Marriage Equality Act and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it into law that same day.
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Matter of Jacob
86 N.Y.2d 651 (1995)
The Court of Appeals held that the same-sex partner of a legal parent may adopt that parent’s child.
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Braschi v. Stahl Assocs. Co.
74 N.Y.2d 201 (N.Y. 1989)
The Court of Appeals construed the term “family” to include same-sex life partners for purposes of the Rent Control Law.
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Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
S.815 — 113th Congress
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Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (2003)
New York State Office of the Attorney General
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Matter of Kimball
33 NY2d 586 (1973)
Harris L. Kimball passed the New York State Bar exam, and the Committee on Character and Fitness reported that he possessed the requisite character and fitness for an attorney-at-law “notwithstanding the admission of the applicant to being a homosexual and having engaged in homosexual acts.” The Committee made no further recommendation, and the Appellate Division denied Kimball’s application for admission. On appeal, the New York Court of Appeals held that “while Kimball’s status and past conduct may be now and has been in the past violative of accepted norms, they are not controlling, albeit relevant, in assessing character bearing on the right to practice law in this State.”