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Saturday, September 28, 2013

New Jersey Gay Marriage Ban Overturned by Judge Friday Sep 27,2013


A New Jersey court has lifted a ban on same-sex marriage but state Governor Chris Christie has said he intends to appeal against the decision

Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson lifted a ban on same-sex marriage in the state of New Jersey on Friday Sep 27,2013, finding the state's civil union system deprived those couples of certain federal benefits

The ruling takes effect on October 21,2013

Thirteen US states, including much of the Northeast region, currently allow same-sex marriage

  
The ruling follows a July US Supreme Court decision striking down key parts of a law that prohibited the federal government from granting benefits to same-sex partners

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