same-sex marriages. In the three years between the time civil unions became available in Connecticut and the first same-sex marriages there, approximately 1,800 couples established civil unions. In the first year that marriage license were available to them, 1,746 same-sex couples married in Connecticut. See also Baker v. Vermont, 744 A.2d 864 (Vt. 1999) Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415 (N.J. 2006) Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009) Same-sex marriage in Connecticut Notes References External links Majority opinion Dissenting opinion by Justice Borden Dissenting opinion by Justice Vertefeuille Dissenting opinion by Justice Zarella Connecticut state case law 2008 in LGBT history 2008 in United States case law LGBT rights in Connecticut 2008 in Connecticut United States same-sex union case law