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Nov. 29, 2004 – US Supreme Court Declines to Review Massachusetts’ Same-Sex Marriage Law

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ProCon.org

“The Supreme Court on Monday [Nov. 29, 2004] sidestepped a dispute over same-sex marriages, rejecting a challenge to the nation’s only law sanctioning such unions.”

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APA (7th ed.):
ProCon.org. (2014, October 6). Nov. 29, 2004 – US Supreme Court Declines to Review Massachusetts’ Same-Sex Marriage Law. ProCon.org. https://gaymarriage.procon.org/timeline-events/nov-29-2004-us-supreme-court-declines-to-review-massachusetts-same-sex-marriage-law

[Editor's Note: The APA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Chicago (17th ed.):
ProCon.org, "Nov. 29, 2004 – US Supreme Court Declines to Review Massachusetts’ Same-Sex Marriage Law," ProCon.org. last modified October 6, 2014. https://gaymarriage.procon.org/timeline-events/nov-29-2004-us-supreme-court-declines-to-review-massachusetts-same-sex-marriage-law/.
MLA (9th ed.):
ProCon.org, "Nov. 29, 2004 – US Supreme Court Declines to Review Massachusetts’ Same-Sex Marriage Law." ProCon.org. 6 Oct. 2014, gaymarriage.procon.org/timeline-events/nov-29-2004-us-supreme-court-declines-to-review-massachusetts-same-sex-marriage-law

[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Turabian (9th ed.):
ProCon.org. "Nov. 29, 2004 – US Supreme Court Declines to Review Massachusetts’ Same-Sex Marriage Law." ProCon.org. Last modified on October 6, 2014. Accessed August 3, 2023. https://gaymarriage.procon.org/timeline-events/nov-29-2004-us-supreme-court-declines-to-review-massachusetts-same-sex-marriage-law/