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SJC Denies Petition to Delay Gay Marriage

The Catholic Action League's petition to delay the start of same-sex marriages for two years was denied by Justice Ireland. Ireland ruled that the League lacked standing in the case to seek a delay. Ireland went one step further saying that even if the League did have standing he would have denied the petition. In his ruling Ireland said, "Why should same-sex couples, who have been determined to have the right to marry under the Massachusetts Constitution as it exists here and now, be required to wait to exercise that right simply because the petitioner and others hope ... to be able to amend the Constitution and take away that right at some point in the future?''
Source: 365gay.com via Marriage Feed