Supreme Court declines Massachusetts same-sex marriage fight
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The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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A lesbian couple married in Massachusetts has filed for divorce in Rhode Island, setting up a legal conundrum for judges in a state where the laws are silent on the legality of same-sex marriage.
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HARTFORD -- The US Supreme Courtâs refusal Monday to consider a challenge to state authority over gay marriages could boost the chances for same-sex marriage or civil union legislation in Connecticut, one key lawmaker said.
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The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it does not have authority to prevent a Nov. 2 vote on a proposed Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages.
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Gay marriage appeal jilted: US Supreme Court leaves conservatives&#39; challenge of Mass. law at the altar. By Patriot Ledger staff and news services.
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The La. Supreme Court yesterday declined legal challenges to keep a proposed constitutional ban on gay marriages and civil unions off the Sept. 18 ballot, leaving open the possibility of challenging the amendment if it passes.
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Two U.S. Supreme Court members  separately rejected on Wednesday an emergency request from a  California atheist who sought to stop the recital of prayers at  President Bush's inauguration.
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Gay marriage in Massachusetts withstood a challenge on Thursday when lawmakers beat back a four-year effort by social conservatives to ban same-sex unions in the only U.S. state where they are legal.
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Same-sex marriage will remain legal in Massachusetts, as its proponents won a pitched months-long battle today.
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Same-sex marriage will remain legal in Massachusetts, as its proponents won a pitched months-long battle.
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The Massachusetts Supreme Court dealt a blow to same-sex marriages in the only US state where they are authorized by allowing the possible introduction of a constitutional amendment banning the unions.
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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday by four men who challenged Florida's ban on adoption by gay couples, avoiding another contentious fight over gay rights.
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The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that Massachusetts is meeting its constitutional duty toward schools in lower-income communities, rejecting a lawsuit that challenged the state's education funding formula.
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The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider whether states may offer license plates with antiabortion messages, leaving lower courts divided over whether the programs in a dozen states unconstitutionally restrict dissenting views.
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The Supreme Court today sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation&#39;s only law sanctioning such unions.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday  declined to decide a legal dispute over whether states can  prevent convicted felons from voting.
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A gay couple from Rhode Island has the right to marry in Massachusetts because laws in their home state do not expressly prohibit same-sex marriage, a judge ruled Friday.