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Despite Chris Christie Veto Threat, New Jersey Senate May Consider Gay Marriage
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Sep 18, 2011 06:49pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Monday, September 19, 2011 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Despite a veto threat from Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey senators may introduce a gay marriage bill.
Last year, a last-minute push to legalize gay marriage was attempted in the final weeks of Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's administration, before Christie, a Republican opposed to gay marriage, took office in mid-January. The effort failed in the Senate, and gay activists vowed to return to court to win the right to marry.
In Lewis v. Harris, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously agreed that it is unconstitutional to deny gay and lesbian couples the rights granted to married heterosexual couples and ordered the Legislature to remedy the situation. Lawmakers responded with a civil unions law. |
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