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Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that the Legislature did not violate the state constitution when it refused to vote last year on a citizen initiative to bar gay marriage in Massachusetts. A chorus of boos and cheers rained down from the packed House balcony in July 2002 after the Legislature voted 137-53 to adjourn, rather than consider the proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. The move prevented opponents of gay marriage from getting the constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot as soon as November 2004. Cape Cod Times
The New York Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of the case brought by Paul Priore, who sued the New York Yankees for $50 million. By not hearing the reversal, the Supreme Court gives a victory to the Yankees. Priore had said several Yankee players made anti-gay remarks and played jokes on him, and that he was fired in 1997 because he was HIV-positive. The Yankees had said that Priore was fired for stealing. Workforce.com
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