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: Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Legal BriefsConnecticut Recognizes Right of Same-Sex Marriage
By Christopher Vaughn-Martel
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On Friday, October 10, 2008, the Connecticut Supreme Court held in the case of Kerrigan & Mock v. Dep't of Public Health, that same-sex couples have the right under Connecticut state law to enter into marriage. The Supreme Court decision overturns the ruling of a lower court which had held that state-sanctioned civil unions offered the same rights and benefits to same-sex couples. The decision of the Supreme Court, Connecticut's highest court, cannot be appealed, and will go into effect on read more
Full post as published by Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Legal Briefs on October 15, 2008 (boomark / email).
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