Results tagged “monroe”

A 15-year-old teen in Monroe, NY (in Orange County, about 60 miles away) was arrested for "allegedly plotting to carry out a Columbine-style attack at Monroe Woodbury High School" on the anniversary of Columbine next year. MyFoxNY reports the teen said he was bullied and had "a lot of hatred" for his classmates. Also: "Officers searched the teen's home Monday night and found four 16-ounce bottles of gasoline, items that could be used as fuses, a torch, a machete, a black trench coat, three propane tanks, two computers and several other electronic devices, authorities said." The teen was committed to a psychiatric facility.

A New York State appellate court ruled today that the state must recognize lesbian and gay marriages entered into in other states. Today’s decision involves Monroe County officials who sued the state Department of Civil Service for providing health insurance to the same-sex spouse of a Monroe Community College employee. According to the NYCLU, which filed an amicus brief in the case, the court struck down the appeal, affirming that the state was indeed following the law by granting all validly married couples eligibility for health insurance benefits, regardless of what state issued the marriage certificate. Last May, Governor Paterson ordered all state agencies to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages; a lawsuit filed by a Christian legal group to fight the directive was subsequently thrown out of court.