law in this jurisdiction' to prohibit recognition of a marriage that would have been invalid if solemnized in New York.... The Legislature has not enacted legislation to prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages validly entered into outside of New York, and we thus conclude that the positive law exception to the general rule of foreign marriage recognition is not applicable in this case. On May 14, 2008, Governor David A. Peterson's legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed New York state agencies that same-sex couples married elsewhere "should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union," and directed all state agencies to begin to revise policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. See also Same-sex marriage in New York LGBT rights in the United States References External links ACLU summary New York Supreme Court Opinion Impact of the Martinez v. County of Monroe Decision on Programs "New York to Back Same-Sex Unions From Elsewhere:" New York Times, May 29, 2008 United States same-sex union case law New York (state) state case law 2008 in LGBT history 2008 in United States case law 2008 in New York (state) Law articles needing an infobox Same-sex marriage law in the United States