No out-of-state gay marriages in Massachusetts
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:37 pm
From Associated Press:
BOSTON - The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from other states cannot legally marry in Massachusetts.
The Supreme Judicial Court, which three years ago made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage, ruled in a challenge to a 1913 state law that forbids non-residents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.
“The laws of this commonwealth have not endowed non-residents with an unfettered right to marry,â€
BOSTON - The state’s highest court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples from other states cannot legally marry in Massachusetts.
The Supreme Judicial Court, which three years ago made Massachusetts the first state to legalize gay marriage, ruled in a challenge to a 1913 state law that forbids non-residents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.
“The laws of this commonwealth have not endowed non-residents with an unfettered right to marry,â€