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Legal gay marriage push grows after Canada approves
Activists forecast a national wave of litigation and state challenges following Canada’s legalization of same sex marriage. Massachusetts faces a 2001 suit by seven same sex couples seeking licenses, with the case before the state Supreme Judicial Court. A New Jersey suit seeks to overturn the ban, as opponents warn of societal collapse unless the tradition is defended.
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