| Docket # | SJC-09684 |
| Date | May 3, 2006 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Constitutional law, Initiative petition, Amendment of the Constitution. Initiative. Marriage. |
| Appealed From | SJC for Suffolk County, Justice Francis X. Spina |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Schulman: Gary D. Buseck, Jennifer L. Levi, Mary Lisa Bonauto |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Attorney General: Peter Sacks |
| Amici Curiae | MassEquality; Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus; Freedom to Marry Coalition of Massachusetts; Former Attorneys General of Massachusetts; Professors of Law; Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association; Robert H. Quinn; Philip Clearly; Dwight G. Duncan; Scott FitzGibbon; Joseph R. Nolan; Richard Parker; C. Francis Tynan |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |