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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage — Again

Bermuda had passed a law forbidding same-sex marriage after a previous Supreme Court ruling allowing it. The government could appeal Wednesday's decision.
Bermuda's Supreme Court voted in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, overturning part of a law that said same-sex couples could only enter into domestic partnerships.

The latest step in a circuitous legal journey allows same-sex couples in Bermuda to once again legally wed.

On Wednesday, Bermuda's Supreme Court struck down part of The Domestic Partnership Act — a law that had barred same-sex couples from marrying — saying it was unconstitutional.

This is the second time the Supreme Court haswho had challenged the rejection of their marriage application.

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