ROUNDUP OF SSM DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE NATION: From the Associated Press

Developments on the issue of gay marriage: --The Wisconsin Assembly on Friday approved a proposed amendment to the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriages or civil unions after an all-night debate. The proposal must pass both houses of the Legislature twice and be approved by voters before it can take effect. --The Kansas House backed a proposed amendment banning gay marriages and benefits that associate marriage to other relationships. The measure now goes to the Senate, which could put it before voters in November. --The Idaho Senate killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriages. A state law banning gay marriage passed in 1996. --New Paltz, N.Y., Mayor Jason West postponed a second round of same-sex weddings planned for Saturday so he can consult with state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer next week. --Lawyers for San Francisco planned to file legal briefs Friday with the California Supreme Court in defense of gay marriage. The state and a traditional marriage group have tried to invalidate thousands of same-sex marriages sanctioned in San Francisco during the last three weeks.

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