The Supreme Court of ______ was the first in the nation to declare that marriage was a civil right and that banning same-sex marriage violated the state's equal protection and due process clauses.

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In 2003, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage violated the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause of the state constitution. This was a landmark decision and the first time a state supreme court recognized marriage as a civil right for same-sex couples.

The Supreme Court of ______ Was the First in the Nation