Massachusetts marriage ballot ruling [SC MA] News
Massachusetts marriage ballot ruling [SC MA]

Schulman v. Attorney General, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, July 10, 2006 [ruling that a proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage can be placed on the ballot for voter approval, if the amendment is approved by the state legislature]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Republic of Ireland Act enters force

On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland.

Treason charges against poet Ezra Pound dropped

On April 18, 1958, treason charges against American poet Ezra Pound, first laid in 1943 in connection with his wartime broadcasts for the Italian Fascist government of Benito Mussolini, were dropped.