Judge Clears Same-Sex Marriages in Connecticut

Peg Oliviera and Jen Vickrey, left, exchange rings as they were married by Appellate Judge Herbert Gruendel outside City Hall in New Haven, Conn.

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Judge Clears Same-Sex Marriages in Connecticut

In October The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that preventing gay and lesbian couples from marrying violates the state constitution. Today a brief hearing was held that allowed couples to start receiving marriage licenses immediately and many did just that.

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