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Late News; Court strikes down ban on same-sex unions.(meshed briefs)
Business Insurance, November, 2003
The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot ban gay marriage, opening the way for gay and lesbian couples in the state to receive the same protections and benefits as heterosexual married couples. In its 4-3 decision in Hilary Goodridge and others vs. Department of Public Health, the state's top court ruled that "barring an individual from the protections, benefits and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution.'' Industry execs disagree on market softening Insurance industry leaders are divided as to whether the hard market is peaking, according to an informal survey by Standard & Poor's Corp.
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