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Gay Couples Challenge 1913 Law

When the nation's first legal gay marriages took place in Massachusetts last year, couples from across the country came here to be wed. Then Governor Mitt Romney, who opposes same-sex marriage, enforced a Massachusetts law that prohibits clerks from marrying anyone here who could not get legally married in their home state. Now, eight gay and lesbian couples from New England and New York are going to the state's highest court to declare that law unconstitutional.

This program aired on October 6, 2005. The audio for this program is not available.

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