UNITED STATES

Connecticut

 

Higher Law. Connecticut is bound by the United States Constitution, federal law, and the international obligations of the United States.

Section 2 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act purportedly authorizes the state to disregard any “relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under the laws of [another] State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship. 28 U.S.C. § 1738C. The constitutionality of that provision is disputed.

 

Cases

• Lane v. Albanese
• Rosengarten v. Downes

Executive Action

• AG Opinion (Nov. 14, 2006) (status of Conn. civil unions in cooperative federal-state social services programs)
• AG Opinion (Aug. 2, 2006) (recognition of retired state employee’s domestic partnership registered in Seattle)
• AG Opinion (Sept. 20, 2005) (recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages, civil unions, and domestic partnerships)