New Jersey Supreme Court Holds that Same-Sex Couples Are Entitled to the Same Benefits Afforded to Married Couples

In Winslow v. Harris, (viewable here:   Download 20061025_decision.pdf ), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that denying same-sex couples the benefits and privileges afforded to opposite-sex married couples violates the equal protection guarantee of the New Jersey Constitution.  The court further held that same-sex couples must be afforded such benefits on equal terms with the benefits afforded married couples under the civil marriage statutes.  However, the court concluded that name for the statutory scheme affording the benefits to same-sex couples should be left to the democratic process.  The court gave the state legislature 180 days to bring New Jersey law into compliance with its decision.

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