Victory for Marriage in Massachusetts
Excerpt from:
Mass. Court Backs Gay Marriage on Ballot
By DENISE LAVOIE
The Associated Press
Monday, July 10, 2006; 10:19 AM
BOSTON -- The same court that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage ruled Monday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban future same-sex marriages can be placed on the ballot, if approved by the Legislature.
The ruling was the result of a lawsuit brought by gay-rights supporters who argued that Attorney General Tom Reilly was wrong to approve the question, saying that the state constitution bars any citizen-initiated amendment that seeks to reverse a judicial ruling.
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