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New Jersey Court Forces Marriage Expansion

October 26, 2006 |

Jersey Court Same Sex Marriage
(photo credit: New York Times)

Another state could be added to the list where same-sex marriage is permitted. The court threw it back to the legislature. We will be watching to see the results.

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court opened the door to gay marriage Wednesday, ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but leaving it to lawmakers to legalize same-sex unions.

The high court gave lawmakers 180 days to rewrite marriage laws to either include same-sex couples or create a new system of civil unions for them.

Outside the Beltway is more than slightly confused by the Courts logic and then their inconsistency in the ruling.

One could argue, of course, that the New Jersey Constitution’s equal protection clause was never intended to wipe away gender distinctions in marriage. Indeed, I would argue that. But the majority of the state’s supreme court has just ruled otherwise but then not followed the logic of their own ruling. Most odd.


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