CNSNews.com) - A second New York court has upheld marriage as the union of one man and one woman.Albany County Justice Joseph Teresi on Tuesday rejected arguments by thirteen same-sex couples who said state laws against same-sex marriage violated their due process, equal protection and free speech guarantees.
Those thirteen couples include New York State Representative Daniel J. O'Donnell, the brother of Rosie O'Donnell.
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The court also found that same-sex couples do not have a fundamental right to marry under the New York or United States Constitutions. And the court rejected the couples' claims that barring same-sex marriage violates their right to free expression.