A Boston judge has ruled that a Massachusetts law forbidding out-of-state residents from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be permitted in their home state does not apply to Rhode Island.And it looks like the ruling won't be appealed:
Superior Court Judge Thomas Connolly said that Rhode Island does not specifically ban gay marriage.
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"No evidence was introduced before this court of a constitutional amendment, statute, or controlling appellate decision from Rhode Island that explicitly deems void or otherwise expressly forbids same-sex marriage," he ruled.
Attorney General Thomas Reilly said he would not appeal. Reilly, a Democrat, is running for governor.And once a couple from Rhode Island has married, they can file federal taxes as married. After that, their filing would be rejected because of the DOMA, and they could sue the federal government because the Constitution states that whatever "contract" is recognized by one state, has to be recognized by all others.
And marriage is a contract.
Let's just hope Bush doesn't get a chance to appoint another right wingnut to the Supreme Court before such a challenge reaches it.