Judge Vincent Bradley of Ulster County issued a temporary restraining order against New Paltz Mayor Jason West in a suit brought by the Florida-based Liberty Counsel.

"We are pleased that the rule of law has returned to New Paltz – all mayors throughout the United States should be on notice," said Mathew Staver, Liberty Counsel's president and chief counsel. "Attempts to disregard the plain law of the land by elected officials should be viewed for what it is – illegal activity that must be brought to justice."

Liberty Counsel also is a plaintiff in a suit to stop San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who instructed his county and city clerk to preside over the first officially sanctioned same-sex ...