N.J. Supreme Court declines gay marriage case filed by six same-sex couples

Dan82 · Jul 26, 2010

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/nj_supreme_court_declines_same.html

In a split decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to hear a case from six same-sex couples seeking the right to marry, saying the case needs to wind its way through the lower courts first.

“This matter cannot be decided without the development of an appropriate trial-like record,” wrote Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, who added that “We reach no conclusion on the merits of the plaintiffs’ allegations regarding the constitutionality of the Civil Union Act.”

The couples filed the case in the aftermath of the failure of same-sex legislation in the state Senate, arguing that the state’s 2006 civil union law had failed to grant them the full rights and benefits of heterosexual married couples that the court mandated the Legislature provide them with four years ago. Since the Legislature failed to pass same-sex marriage, the couples wanted the court to intervene...

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Shevanel · Jul 26, 2010

Fair enough, hopefully they won't stall the lower courts longer than they should though.

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