Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage v. Secretary of the Commonwealth

Massachusetts Citizens for Marriage and its president, Sarah McVay Paw-lick, appeal from a judgment of a single justice of this court dismissing their complaint for declaratory relief. The complaint alleges that a joint session of the General Court violated the Constitution by failing to vote on a so-called initiative amendment, in accordance with art. 48, The Initiative, IV, §§ 2-4, as amended by art. 81, § 1, of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The plaintiffs sought an order instructing the Secretary of the Commonwealth to “send” the initiative amendment “to the 183rd…