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Washington Blade - Demonstrators await the New Jersey Supreme Court’s marriage decision this week at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, N.J. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP)

Demonstrators await the New Jersey Supreme Court’s marriage decision this week at the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, N.J. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP)

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N.J. must extend rights to gays
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Oct 27, 2006 | By: RYAN LEE | COMMENTS

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complete win for gay rights activists.

“The court was right to conclude there is no fundamental right to same-sex ‘marriage,’ but to characterize marriage as just another option along with other ‘unions’ makes marriage meaningless,” said Glen Lavy, senior counsel at the Alliance Defense Fund, which filed a brief in the New Jersey case arguing against same-sex marriage.

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