A New Jersey judge heard arguments Thursday on whether the U.S. Supreme Court's invalidation of part of the Defense of Marriage Act requires legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.
But despite the plaint that New Jersey's Civil Union Act deprives gay couples of federal benefits as a matter of law, Mercer County Assignment Judge Mary Jacobson focused on whether summary judgment was premature given the lack of a factual record.
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