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  Judge Denies Bid to Stop Gay Marriages in Massachusetts
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Last EditedGerald Farinas  May 13, 2004 04:43pm
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News DateThursday, May 13, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionJudge Denies Bid to Stop Gay Marriages in Massachusetts
The Honolulu Advertiser

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 next week. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro said Massachusetts' high court acted within its authority in interpreting the Massachusetts Constitution. The Massachusetts court ruled that city and town clerks could begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples beginning on Monday.
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