After the ruling, Lee Swislow, executive director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, told reporters she hopes legislators will keep the same-sex marriage amendment off the ballot.
(JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF)
Vote on gay marriage is due but can't be forced, SJC says
Next step is up to Legislature
After the ruling, Lee Swislow, executive director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, told reporters she hopes legislators will keep the same-sex marriage amendment off the ballot.
(JOHN TLUMACKI/GLOBE STAFF)
The Supreme Judicial Court said yesterday that while state lawmakers have a constitutional duty to vote on a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage, the justices could not order the Legislature to vote. (Full article: 949 words)
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