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Marriage Records

An appeals court in New York ruled that state records of marriages after 1965 should not be released to members of a nonprofit “genealogical advocacy organization,” finding that such a release of personal information could potentially harm thousands of citizens. 

ALBANY, N.Y. — An appeals court in New York ruled that state records of marriages after 1965 should not be released to members of a nonprofit “genealogical advocacy organization,” finding that such a release of personal information could potentially harm thousands of citizens. 

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