New Jersey Trial Court Judge Refuses To Halt Marriage Ruling

BuzzFeed - “Defendants’ motion for a stay is DENIED.” Carlo Allegri / Reuters WASHINGTON — The New Jersey judge who ordered the state to allow same-sex couples to marry beginning October 21 on Thursday refused to put her ruling on hold during Gov. Chris Christie's appeal of the ruling. Although the Christie administration is expected to appeal this decision as well, the Thursday ruling from Judge Mary Jacobson not to grant a stay, or hold, of her earlier decision means that, absent a contrary ruling from a higher court, same-sex couples will be able to wed in New Jersey in 11 days."Momentum is with us," said Troy Stevenson, the executive director of the state's LGBT rights group, Garden State Equality. "All couples in New Jersey need the dignity of marriage, and they need it now. We look forward to seeing many of them, who have been denied that dignity for too long, marry in the coming weeks." View Entire List ›