Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Harris
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided October 25, 2006No. A-68 September Term 2005PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Albin
The statutory and decisional laws of this State protect individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation. When those individuals are gays and lesbians who follow the inclination of their sexual orientation and enter into a committed relationship with someone of the same sex, our laws treat them, as couples, differently than heterosexual couples. As committed same-sex partners, they are not permitted to marry or to enjoy the multitude of social and financial benefits and privileges conferred on opposite-sex married couples.
In this ease, we must decide whether persons of the same sex…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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