(Trenton, February 17, 2012)—After the New Jersey Assembly passed the marriage equality legislation yesterday, New Jersey Governor Christie quickly vetoed the bill. Lambda Legal continues its battle in the courts.
(Trenton, February 16, 2012) - Today, the New Jersey General Assembly voted to pass the marriage equality bill to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage in the state. The New Jersey Senate passed the bill earlier this week. Lambda Legal urges Governor Christie to allow the bill to become law or asks that legislators override his veto, if necessary.
(Trenton, February 13, 2012) -- Today after the New Jersey Senate voted to pass the marriage equality bill, Lambda Legal urged the Assembly to follow their lead and vote in favor of marriage equality in New Jersey.
"A Superior Court judge let a lawsuit seeking marriage for same-sex couples in New Jersey proceed, but she sharply pared down the number of allegations in the case against the state.
A New Jersey Superior Court Judge ruled today that Lambda Legal will be allowed to proceed with its case seeking marriage equality on behalf of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s statewide LGBT advocacy organization, and seven same-sex couples and their children harmed by the state’s unequal civil union system.
In celebration of the first day of marriage for same-sex couples in New York and less than a month after the groups filed a lawsuit in New Jersey seeking marriage for same-sex couples, Lambda Legal and Garden State Equality will hold a rally at Pier A in Hoboken at 2:00 pm to highlight how New Jersey's civil union law has failed to provide equality.
It doesnt take a special commission, as the New Jersey legislature created in 2007, to show how civil unions, while providing valuable protections to couples, ultimately fall short. Fortunately, John survived this horrendous accident. But the traumatic memory of how their relationship was incomprehensible to the hospital lingers. It was one of the reasons Daniel joined Lambda Legals new lawsuit for marriage equality in New Jersey.
