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Same-sex couples can start marrying on Monday across New Jersey, after the state’s Supreme Court denied Gov. Chris Christie’s attempt to block the weddings and suggested that he would have a difficult time winning an appeal of a lower-court ruling that allowed them.
While the court’s ruling on Friday applied only to the request for a stay, it also indicated that the justices did not think the appeal had a “reasonable” likelihood of success.
“The state has advanced a number of arguments, but none of them overcome this reality: same-sex couples who cannot marry are not treated equally under the law today,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote in his opinion. “The harm to them is real, not abstract or speculative.”
Senator-elect Corey Booker said yesterday that he was excited to be able officiate some of those marriages starting next week.
Senator-elect Corey Booker said yesterday that he was excited to be able officiate some of those marriages starting next week.