Cote-Whitacre vs. Dept. of Public Health Argued

Cote-Whitacre vs. Dept. of Public Health, the case challenging the Commonwealth's use of the 1913 statute against non-Massachusetts residents seeking a Massachusetts marriage which would be "void" in the non-Massachusetts residents' state of residence, was argued on Thursday, October 6, 2005.

The Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders ( Mary Bonauto argued on behalf of appellants) has collected the documents here.

Starting in September 2005, the SJC, in conjunction with Suffolk Law School, has been both broadcasting and archiving oral arguments before the SJC.

The Cote-Whitacre oral argument is archived here.