Hey robert .. no plans.... for the weekend... how about you??<br /><br />and this just in to the joeyanddavid news desk....<br /><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><b>Conn. high court rules same-sex couples can marry</b><br /><br />Connecticut&#39;s Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.<br /><br />The court ruled 4-3 that gay and lesbian couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry under the state constitution, and Connecticut&#39;s civil unions law does not provide those couples with the same rights as heterosexual couples.<br /><br />Justices overturned a lower court ruling and found in favor of the plaintiffs, who said the state&#39;s marriage law discriminates against them because it applies only to heterosexual couples, therefore denying gay couples the financial, social and emotional benefits of marriage.<br /><br />Eight same-sex couples sued in 2004, saying their constitutional rights to equal protection and due process were violated when they were denied marriage licenses.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->