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Reports on the decision of the Town Board of Eastchester, New York to end a town policy of providing health coverage for employees' domestic partners. Reasons behind the decision of the town's officials; Reaction of the gay rights group, the Empire State Pride Agenda, to the decision of the board.

Reports that a New York state Supreme Court justice has ruled that the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg must carry out a law requiring companies that do business with the city to extend the same benefits to employees' domestic partners that they provide to spouses. Key provisions of the law; Reasons behind Bloomberg's decision to veto the law.

The Nevada Senate has voted to override Gov. Jim Gibbons's veto of a measure that would give domestic partners, whether gay or straight, many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples. The 14-to-7 Senate vote Saturday, the required two-thirds majority with no votes to spare, must be affirmed by the Assembly for the bill to become law over the governor's objections. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that judge Michael W. Mosman, of the Federal District Court in Portland, Oregon, has postponed a state domestic partnership law, which was scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2008. The hearing was postponed to February 2008. The law is said to provide some spousal rights to same-sex couples. Mosman was asked to negotiate by opponents, after the Oregon secretary of state's office said that they had not collected enough valid signatures to force a referendum on the law.

The article reports that the State Court of Appeals has ruled that Mayor Michael Bloomberg had the authority to refuse to enforce a 2004 law on domestic partner benefits in New York City.

Reports that Eastchester, New York, will end its town policy to provide health benefits for the domestic partners of its employees. Statement that the two employees who have made use of the policy will be allowed to continue to receive benefits, but that new employees will not be eligible; Debate over whether domestic partner benefits is an effort by gay activists to promote same-sex marriage; Report that eleven states, including New York, provide domestic partner benefits for public employees.

Reports that the Human Relations Commission of Atlanta has decided that the Druid Hills Golf Club is violating a city ordinance by refusing spousal privileges to gay members' domestic partners.

Comments on key controversies surrounding the gay domestic partnership law signed by New Jersey Governor James McGreevey. Provisions that relate to financial benefits and hospital visiting privileges for gay couples; Issues on the discrimination against gay and lesbian couples; Extension of the benefits of marriage to same-sex couples.

Reports on the optimism of governor James E. McGreevey on the law that allows same-sex couples to form domestic partnership in New Jersey.

Reports that a group of lawyers and judges from the American Law Institute has recommended changes in U.S. family law that would increase alimony and property rights for divorced women and extend rights to cohabiting domestic partners, both heterosexual and gay. Reasons that the American Law Institute seeks to change family law; Impact that the report from the American Law Institute will have on American law; Prestige of the American Law Institute; Determination of family law in U.S. states; Discretion that judges have in divorce proceedings; Critics of change.

Reports on the approval by the United States House of Representatives of a proposed domestic partners law.

Focuses on the decision of Dan Livingston, a lawyer who is the chief negotiator the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, to rule on giving health benefits for domestic partners in Connecticut. Opposition of Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland to the proposal for benefits for partners; Requirements for the coverage of domestic partners; Possible impact of the benefits.

Editorial. Comments on legislation to make heterosexual or homosexual domestic partners, equal to married spouses, proposed by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Requirements of the proposal; Significance of Giuliani's plan.