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Friday, February 13, 2004

Mass. constitutional convention ends in deadlock, but gay marriage not banned
Bernard Hibbitts at 8:25 AM ET

The Massachusetts Constitutional Convention ended at midnight with no agreement among legislators on proposed amendments relating to same-sex marriage. As a result, Goodridge v. Department of Health, the last word of the Supreme Judicial Court on the subject, essentially legalizing gay marriage, is left intact for the time being. State legislators will reconvene in constitutional convention on March 11. Today's Boston Globe has much more. The Journal of the Wednesday session of the Convention - indicating amendments proposed and votes taken - is now available online.



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