The president and the pope may have their opinions about gay marriage, but it's the seven relatively obscure judges on Massachusetts' highest court who may write the next chapter in the debate about whether same-sex couples should be allowed to wed . . . .
[A] decision could come soon in a lawsuit filed by seven gay partners who want the court to force the state to give them marriage license. The case has drawn national attention amid mounting predictions that the first American gay marriages could soon come to pass.
No matter which way the Mass. court rules, expect a lot of noise and posturing about the ruling, the AP report here.