Mass. Court Hears Gay Marriage Lawsuit

[deadparrot]

BOSTON - In a case closely watched across the country, the court that made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage was asked Thursday to decide whether same-sex couples from out-of-state can tie the knot here, too.

At issue before Massachusetts' highest court was a 1913 state law that says that out-of-state couples cannot get married in Massachusetts if their home states do not recognize such unions. Republican Gov. Mitt Romney has invoked the law to prevent out-of-state gay couples from getting married here.

If the Supreme Judicial Court strikes down the 92-year-old, same-sex couples from across the country could come here to wed and then demand marriage rights at home.

Eight gay couples from surrounding states, all of whom were denied marriage licenses in Massachusetts, are challenging the law.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051006/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage


NOTE-another typo--paragraph 3. Hopefully, the Supreme Judicial Court won't strike down any 92-year-olds. ;)