gay marriage (англ.)

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Гомосексуальные браки в Массачусетсе:

The highest court in Massachusetts ruled today that gays have the right to marry under the state constitution, emphatically stating that the Commonwealth had failed to identify any constitutional reasons why same-sex couples could not wed [...] The court ordered the Legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days.

Ну-ну.

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[mratner.livejournal.com]

The court ordered the Legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days.

That is an interesting tidbit... somehow I cannot imagine the Supreme Court "ordering" Congress to come up with anything. I guess the Commonwealth's government works differently.

They are not ordering.

[dyak.livejournal.com]

"We declare that barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution. We vacate the summary judgment for the department. We remand this case to the Superior Court for entry of judgment consistent with this opinion. Entry of judgment shall be stayed for 180 days to permit the Legislature to take such action as it may deem appropriate in light of this opinion."