Column: Even defeat could benefit advocates of freedom to marry

January 08, 2010

The Bergen Record
January 8, 2010
Charles Stile explains that while marriage equality advocates may have been disappointed by yesterday's NJ senate vote, the process produced two strategic consolation prizes for their certain return to the court: consensus that the current civil union law simply isn't working, and failure of the legislative process to comply with a 2006 court order mandating equal legal rights and benefits for gay couples. [Link]