http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/ats-ap_top14may13,1,7543899.storyJudge Denies Bid to Stop Gay Marriages
By KEN MAGUIRE, Associated Press Writer
BOSTON — A federal judge Thursday rejected a last-minute bid by conservative groups to block the nation's first state-sanctioned gay marriages from taking place in Massachusetts on Monday.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro said the state's high court acted within its authority in interpreting the Massachusetts Constitution.
The plaintiffs immediately announced they would take their case to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- and to the Supreme Court if necessary. The 1st Circuit agreed to review the case on an expedited basis.
"The 1st Circuit is reviewing it and is aware of the deadline," Gary Wente, the circuit executive for the appeals court, said late Thursday.
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