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N.J. advocates plan for vote to override Christie’s same-sex marriage veto
TRENTON, N.J. — For same-sex couples waiting to marry in New Jersey, the Legislature’s most important vote will come after the November election.
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Advocacy groups pitch lawmakers to override Christie’s marriage equality veto
TRENTON, N.J. — A new push by same-sex marriage advocates, led by New Jersey United for Marriage, an alliance of national and state LGBT and civil rights groups, are hoping to secure enough votes to override Gov. Chris Christie’s 2012 veto of a same-sex marriage bill before the current legislative term expires in January, 2014.
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Cory Booker slams N.J. Senate rival’s comment on sexuality as ‘bigoted’
NEWARK, N.J. — Democratic Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is accusing his U.S. Senate race rival of making bigoted comments following a newspaper interview in which Booker was ambiguous about his sexual orientation.
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Newark mayor Cory Booker on gay rumors: ‘So what does it matter if I am?’
Newark mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker, responding to persistent speculation that he is gay, says “So what does it matter if I am?”
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Opponents promise legal challenges to new laws protecting LGBT youth
Two recently approved measures creating protections for LGBT youth — one expanding rights for transgender students in California public schools, and another prohibiting gay conversion therapy on minors in New Jersey — have opponents promising to launch legal challenges to overturn the laws.
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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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Judge hears arguments in challenge to N.J. ban on same-sex marriage
TRENTON, N.J. — Lawyers for gay couples and New Jersey’s government laid out their cases to a judge Thursday on whether she should order the state to legalize same-sex marriage in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the matter.
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N.J. judge to hear gay marriage case in first challenge to test DOMA ruling
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey court case headed for oral arguments this week is among the first to test what a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down key parts of a law barring federal recognition of same-sex marriage means in states.
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Gay rights group pushes for ruling to allow same-sex marriage in N.J.
TRENTON, N.J. — Lawyers for a group of gay couples said in a court filing Friday that New Jersey’s key argument against allowing same-sex marriage immediately is “contrary to established law.”
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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.