From Gay City News: Optimism as Jersey Awaits Marriage Ruling. The ruling will likely come by mid-October, when the current chief justice reaches the mandatory retirement age. In support of a prediction of a favorable marriage ruling, the head of Garden State Equality cites the leanings of its Supreme Court (which issued a pro-gay ruling in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale before it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court), prior case law (a New Jersey court was the first in the U.S. to find a right to joint adoption by same-sex couples), and the strength of the state constitution’s equal protection clause. It’s a really interesting article that gives one (cautious) hope.
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Hopefully the New York ruling will also be taken into consideration; any jurist with a conscience can see that only the dissent in Hernandez makes any sense; actually, it’s a roadmap highlighting exactly where the arguments against marriage equality go so profoundly wrong. And hopefully New Jersey’s affirmative ruling will give courage to California and Washington, which are also expected to be decided this year.