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Christie signs bill prohibiting gay conversion therapy for minors
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie plans to sign a bill Monday barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight, making New Jersey the second state to ban so-called conversion therapy, along with California.
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N.J. state attorneys say judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage
A New Jersey judge should not rush into allowing same-sex marriage in the state without carefully considering quickly changing legal issues, lawyers for the state government said in a court filing Friday.
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LGBT advocacy groups team up to make gay marriage in N.J. a priority
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Several national groups that support recognizing same-sex marriage are teaming up in New Jersey, saying that the state is primed to allow gay couples to wed.
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N.J. Democrats to Gov. Christie: Don’t control gay marriage vote
WESTFIELD, N.J. — New Jersey Democrats stepped up their push to legalize same-sex marriage on Tuesday, urging Gov. Chris Christie to allow GOP legislators to vote for the bill.
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NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Gay marriage ruling an example of ‘judicial supremacy’
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling erasing part of a federal anti-gay marriage law was a “bad decision” and an example of “judicial supremacy.”
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Daughter of Christie challenger attacks governor over same-sex marriage
TRENTON, N.J. — The gay daughter of New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono criticized Gov. Chris Christie on Monday for his opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Rutgers to commission independent investigation into abusive coach scandal
Rutgers University announced Monday it will commission an independent investigation of the men’s basketball program and the university’s handling of a complaint that the coach mistreated players.
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Rutgers reconsiders dismissal of basketball coach over abusive behavior, gay slurs
NEWARK, N.J. — Rutgers University said it would reconsider its decision to retain basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs.
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N.J. ACLU renews marriage equality push under new leader
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has renewed its push to legalize gay marriage in the state under a new executive director.
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N.J. governor Chris Christie now says he opposes ‘gay conversion therapy’
After initially stating that he was undecided on whether New Jersey should ban the controversial use of “gay conversion therapy,” Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday he opposed the practice, but stopped short of taking a position on a bill that would ban the therapy on LGBT youth.