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[h=4]New Jersey court to allow same-sex marriages[/h]A lower-court judge had ruled that same-sex weddings must be allowed starting Monday, and the state's highest court upheld that ruling Friday.
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AP 2:53 p.m. EDT October 18, 2013
Advocates for gay marriage in New Jersey gather outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. A judge could order New Jersey to recognize gay marriages after a hearing Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.(Photo: Mel Evans, AP)
Gay couples in New Jersey will be able to marry within days.
A lower-court judge had ruled that same-sex weddings must be allowed starting Monday, and the state's highest court upheld that ruling Friday.
It denied a request from popular Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration to delay the weddings.
Christie, a potential presidential candidate, had wanted the weddings delayed while the state Supreme Court decides the broader question of whether same-sex marriage should be legal. The court will hear arguments on that in January.
In the meantime, some couples plan quick weddings.
Whether gay couples should have the right to marry in New Jersey has been the subject of battles in the state's courts and Legislature over the past decade.
Thirteen states, many in the Northeast, now recognize gay marriage.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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AP 2:53 p.m. EDT October 18, 2013
Advocates for gay marriage in New Jersey gather outside the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. A judge could order New Jersey to recognize gay marriages after a hearing Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.(Photo: Mel Evans, AP)
Gay couples in New Jersey will be able to marry within days.
A lower-court judge had ruled that same-sex weddings must be allowed starting Monday, and the state's highest court upheld that ruling Friday.
It denied a request from popular Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration to delay the weddings.
Christie, a potential presidential candidate, had wanted the weddings delayed while the state Supreme Court decides the broader question of whether same-sex marriage should be legal. The court will hear arguments on that in January.
In the meantime, some couples plan quick weddings.
Whether gay couples should have the right to marry in New Jersey has been the subject of battles in the state's courts and Legislature over the past decade.
Thirteen states, many in the Northeast, now recognize gay marriage.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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