The NYTimes reports that the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has ruled that there is nothing in the state's constitution to ban same-sex marriage, and that the state has identified no compelling interest to bar it.
They have given the Massachusetts Legislature 180 days to come up with a remedy, before they act (for those of you scoring at home, 180 days is May, just as the Presidential campaign is getting into full swing).
This was where the states of Hawaii and Alaska -- who previously had this same situation -- passed constitutional ammendments defining marriage as between a man and a woman. Massachusetts is less likely to go down that road.
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