Massachusetts court strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Posted: 10:16 AM EST (1516 GMT)
Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued their ruling in the case of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health on Tuesday.
BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional for the state to deny marriage to gay and lesbian couples, a move that could make the state the first to legalize same-sex marriages.
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