Maryland Judge Strikes Down State's Gay Marriage Ban...
A Baltimore judge struck down a 33-year-old state law against gay marriage Friday, declaring it violates the Maryland Constitution's guarantee of equal rights.
Circuit Judge M. Brooke Murdock immediately stayed her order to allow the state to file an appeal with Maryland's highest court, the Court of Appeals. The attorney's general office did so later in the day.


Associated Press | BRIAN WITTE | January 21, 2006 12:42 AM