NEWARK, N.J. — Nearly 4,000 marriage licenses have been issued to same-sex couples in New Jersey since the state Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages one year ago.
Monmouth County has issued the most same-sex marriage licenses with about 406. That was followed by Essex and Camden counties.
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The state’s highest court last October refused to grant a stay that would have delayed implementation of a lower-court ruling that the state must recognize gay marriages. The weddings began three days later.
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The state chapter of the American Civil Liberty Union (http://bit.ly/1wsr0sl ) has released an interactive digital map which shows where the marriages have taken place.
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