Legal Opinion
Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters v. Rutgers
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 12, 1997PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
SHEBELL, P.J.A.D.
Plaintiffs, five employees of Rutgers University and their collective bargaining agent, Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters, appeal the Division of Pensions’ denial of health insurance coverage to the employees’ same-sex domestic partners. Denial of coverage was based on the failure of the parties to satisfy the statutory definition of “dependents” — that is, they were not “spouses” under New Jersey law.
On appeal plaintiffs makes four points: (1) the language of the State Health Benefits Plan (“SHBP”) Act, regulations, case law, and…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Robinson v. CahillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMannSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Greenberg v. KimmelmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lee v. General Acc. Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- In Re Grant of Charter School ApplicationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1999
- Stubaus v. WhitmanNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
- City of Jersey City v. FarmerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2000
- Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters v. RUTGERS, STATE UNIV.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
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