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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:42 PM Oct 2013

NJ Supreme Court rules same-sex couples can marry beginning Monday (Ruling goes against Christie!)

Same-sex marriages will begin Monday in New Jersey after the state Supreme Court ruled Friday that the state must begin granting same-sex marriage licenses, a rebuff to Gov. Chris Christie.

Christie, a Republican, favors civil unions, which New Jersey has offered since 2007, but he opposes same-sex marriage. The state had tried to delay the granting of marriage licenses pending an appeal of a ruling last month that found that it must allow same-sex couples to marry, saying not doing so deprived them of rights the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed in June.

Christie had asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to freeze a state judge's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage until it heard the case in January and made a final decision, but the court, in a unanimous ruling, found that the state had "not shown a reasonable probability it will succeed on the merits."

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/18/21026864-nj-supreme-court-rules-same-sex-couples-can-marry-beginning-monday?lite

Essentially, the court ruled against Christie!!!!

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NJ Supreme Court rules same-sex couples can marry beginning Monday (Ruling goes against Christie!) (Original Post) joeybee12 Oct 2013 OP

Excellent! One more down, I think. MineralMan Oct 2013 #1

We're no longer at "Lucky 13" joeybee12 Oct 2013 #4

That is more than 25%. MineralMan Oct 2013 #6

That's right... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #7

I do not know, however MineralMan Oct 2013 #8

UNANIMOUS Ruling goes fully and hard agaiinst Christie. IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2013 #2

Like two for the price of one! joeybee12 Oct 2013 #3

Great news! k&r polichick Oct 2013 #5

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

1. Excellent! One more down, I think.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:43 PM

Oct 2013

Let the progress continue!

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

4. We're no longer at "Lucky 13"

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 04:59 PM

Oct 2013

This makes 14 states...

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

6. That is more than 25%.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:33 PM

Oct 2013

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

7. That's right...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:37 PM

Oct 2013

I expect 50% easily, maybe 60% in the next couple years...probably will stay like that until SCOTUS forces the deep red states to go along...I think SCOTUS won't do that until a case comes up when more than 50% have marriage equality.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)

8. I do not know, however

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 18, 2013, 07:49 PM

Oct 2013

SCOTUS may rule that states must recognize those marriages, even if the sate does not allow then. That is based on first cousim marriages, which are allowed in 23? states, but are recognized in all states. That principle would apply. No case has been presented yet, but one surely be.