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June 26, 2006

R.I. same-sex couples argue for right to marry in Mass.

BOSTON -- Lawyers for gay couples from Rhode Island will be in a Boston court today, arguing that they should be allowed to get married in Massachusetts.

The couples say a 1913 law that bars non-residents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be legal in their home state does not apply to them -- because gay marriage is not specifically banned in Rhode Island.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has upheld the 1913 law, but left open the door for same-sex couples from Rhode Island as well as New York. The justices said there was a question of whether gay marriage was legally allowed in those two states.

Today's hearing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in Suffolk Superior Court.

Read a previous Journal story.

Read more about the case on the Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Web Site.

Read about Marriage Equality RI's movement seeking legal recognition of same-sex couples through civil marriage in Rhode Island.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 10:41 AM | Permalink

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