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October 25, 2006
As Goes MA, So Goes NJ
From today's NJ Supreme Court decision:
The court holds that under the equal protection guarantee of Article I, Paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, committed same-sex couples must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couple under the civil marriage statutes. The name to be given to the statutory scheme that provides full rights and benefits to same-sex couples, whether marriage or some other term, is a matter left to the democratic process.
This decision will be heralded, of course, by the media and would ordinarily be a boon for the Democrats. Coming 2 weeks before an election, however, this will blow on the embers of claims of judicial activism and could very well boost the resolve of Republicans sitting on the fence.
Posted by Jonathan at October 25, 2006 1:30 PM
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