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...reputation of approaching each decision on a case-by-case basis, rather than through a sweeping judicial philosophy (see "Establishing Her Independence", 1986). She was the critical swing vote in upholding Roe v. Wade in the 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decision, but voted to end the presidential ballot recount in 2000's Bush v. Gore...
...keeping the issue off the ballot until 2008, the VoteOnMarriage.org petition would extend the window for gay marriage in the state...
...amendment passed the ballot in 2008, it would nullify a November 2003 state Supreme Court decision that extended marriage rights to same-sex couples...
Because the new proposal, unlike Travaglini-Lees, originated outside the legislature, it would require a lower threshold of support to reach the popular ballot: only one-quarter of the legislature needs to support the motion in consecutive sessions for it to pass through to the ballot...
...Governor Romney is clearly focused on national ambitions, and I think it’s especially disturbing...that he is demeaning gays and lesbians to appeal to a national ballot,” said MassEquality Political Director Mark Solomon...