Citing the New Jersey Legislature's failure in the last session to enact a same-sex marriage law, a coalition of gay rights groups is asking the state Supreme Court to issue its own mandate. The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a motion last week saying the Legislature did not adhere to the court's 2006 order to grant same-sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual ones. The Legislature created civil unions, but the plaintiffs argue that they still encounter discrimination and do not have equal rights.
March 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Citing the New Jersey Legislature’s failure in the last session to enact a same-sex marriage law, a coalition of gay rights groups is asking the New Jersey Supreme Court to issue its own mandate.
On Thursday, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a motion in aid of litigants’ rights, saying the Legislature did not adhere to the court’s 2006 order, in Lewis v. Harris , to grant same-sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual ones.
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