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A state judge today ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey, saying gay couples would be denied federal benefits if the state kept allowing only civil unions.
Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson granted an emergency request by six gay couples, ordering state officials to begin officiating same-sex marriages on Oct. 21.
"Same-sex couples must be allowed to marry in order to obtain equal protection of the law under the New Jersey constitution," the judge wrote in a 53-page opinion.
although the justices left it to the state Legislature to decide whether to call it marriage or something else. Lawmakers instead set up civil unions.
mikeone718
reply to post by hknudzkknexnt
Good to know that Christie doesn't stand for this.
Good luck to him and the uphill battle ahead.