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  • Lambda Legal Vows to Fight a Stay; Same-Sex Couples in NJ Must Be Allowed to Marry

    October 1, 2013
    (Trenton, October 1, 2013) - Today after New Jersey Attorney General Hoffman announced his plans to file papers seeking to stay last Friday's ruling by a New Jersey Superior Court allowing same-sex couples to marry, Lambda Legal issued the following statement.

  • NJ Superior Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality in Major Post-DOMA Decision

    September 27, 2013
    (Trenton, August 15, 2013) — Today, in one of the first major court challenges since the demise of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the New Jersey Superior Court granted Lambda Legal’s motion for summary judgment in its case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, and six same-sex couples who seek the freedom to marry.

  • New Jersey Superior Court Hears Argument in Major Post-DOMA Courtroom Showdown on Marriage

    August 15, 2013
    (Trenton, August 15, 2013) — Today, in one of the first major courtroom tests since the demise of Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal presented oral argument on a motion for summary judgment before the New Jersey Superior Court in a case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality, New Jersey's statewide LGBT advocacy organization, and six same-sex couples who seek the freedom to marry, as well as their children.

  • In Post-DOMA Action Lambda Legal Urges New Jersey Court to Allow Same-Sex Couples Freedom to Marry

    July 3, 2013
    (Trenton, July 3, 2013) —One week after the Supreme Court's historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal filed a motion for summary judgment in New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, and six same-sex couples who need the freedom to marry.

  • LGBT Advocates Team Up for Marriage Equality in New Jersey; Lambda Legal Plans to File Motion

    June 27, 2013
    (Trenton, June 27, 2013) - A day after the Supreme Court's historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal announced its plan to file a motion for summary judgment in New Jersey Superior Court on behalf of Garden State Equality and six same-sex couples.

  • After Demise of DOMA, Lambda Legal Plans Swift Action in New Jersey for Marriage Equality

    June 26, 2013
    (Trenton, June 26, 2013) — Today after the Supreme Court's historic decision to strike down Section 3 of the discriminatory federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Lambda Legal released the following statement from Hayley Gorenberg, Deputy Legal Director of Lambda Legal and lead attorney in the New Jersey marriage equality lawsuit.

  • New Jersey Superior Court Reinstates Federal Equal Protection Claim in Lambda Legal Marriage Equality Case

    February 21, 2012
    (Trenton, February 21, 2012) – In response to the plaintiff’s request for reconsideration, a New Jersey Superior Court today reinstated the federal equal protection claim in Lambda Legal’s case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality and seven same-sex couples and their children harmed by the state’s unequal civil union system.

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