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New Paltz Town Court Justice Jonathan Katz dismisses the charges againt Mayor Jason West. The ruling found that the district attorney had failed to show that the state had a legitimate interest in preventing the marriages. |
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New York state judge Vincent Bradley issues a temporary restraining order to bar New Paltz Mayor Jason West from performing any more same-sex civil weddings. |
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The mayor of New Paltz, New York, Jason West, is charged with 19 misdemeanor counts of "solemnizing marriages without a license" by Ulster County District Attorney Donald Williams. |
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Jason West, the mayor of New Paltz, NY, announces that he will be performing same-sex civil weddings. |
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Jason West is elected mayor of New Paltz in 2003, heavily supported by students at the State University of New York campus. |
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