| Docket # | SJC-09436 |
| Date | October 6, 2005 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Sosman, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | License. Due process of law, Marriage. Uniform Marriage Evasion Act. Statute, Construction. Constitutional law, Equal protection of laws, Privileges and immunities. Injunction. Practice, Civil, Appeal, Preliminary injunction, Standing. Comity. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Carol Stroud Ball |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Cote-Whitacre: Michele E. Granda, Gary D. Buseck
Town Clerk of Provincetown: Kevin D. Batt, Anne Robbins, Sarah R. Wunsch |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Department of Public Health: Peter Sacks |
| Amici Curiae | Professors of U.S. Constitutional Law, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Civil Rights Associations, University Professors, Professors of Conflict of Laws and Family Law, George I. Goverman |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
