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NEW YORK — A New York state judge has thrown out the first direct legal challenge to the governor’s move to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
Judge Lucy Billings’ ruling said Tuesday that the policy is a “permissible” step toward equality for gays and lesbians.
Thousands of New Yorkers are expected to take advantage of a new Massachusetts law letting them wed there.
A Christian legal group had sued, saying the issue should be decided by the legislature.
