Judge Rejects Effort to Block Gay Marriages in Massachusetts ; U.S. Appeals Court to Review Case

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › May 14, 2004

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BOSTON - A federal judge Thursday rejected a last-minute bid by conservative groups to block the nation's first state-sanctioned gay marriages from taking place in Massachusetts on Monday.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro said the state's high court acted within its authority in interpreting the Massachusetts Constitution.

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Judge Rejects Effort to Block Gay Marriages in Massachusetts ; U.S. Appeals Court to Review Case

The plaintiffs immediately announced they would take their case to the 1st U.S. Circui...

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