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Mass. Judge to Decide on Marriage Law.
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A judge will decide whether a 1913 state law being used to prevent out-of-state gay couples from getting married in Massachusetts is discriminatory and should be struck down. An attorney for eight same-sex couples from other states asked Superior Court Judge Carol Ball Tuesday for an injunction blocking the state from enforcing the law, which prohibits marriages in Massachusetts that would be illegal in a couple’s home state. Massachusetts is the only state where same-sex marriages are recognized. The attorney, Michele… |
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