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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:category
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LGBT rights case
2006 in New Jersey
2006 in United States case law
New Jersey Supreme Court case
Same-sex marriage case in the United States
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gptkbp:citation
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188 N.J. 415
908 A.2d 196
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gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
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gptkb:Justice_Jaynee_LaVecchia
gptkb:Justice_John_E._Wallace,_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Roberto_A._Rivera-Soto
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gptkbp:date
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October 25, 2006
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:defendant
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Gwendolyn L. Harris, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Human Services
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gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
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gptkb:Chief_Justice_Deborah_T._Poritz
gptkb:Justice_Barry_T._Albin
gptkb:Justice_James_R._Zazzali
gptkb:Justice_Virginia_Long
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gptkbp:effect
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Led to creation of civil unions in New Jersey
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Lewis_v._Harris,_188_N.J._415_(2006)
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gptkbp:heldBy
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Same-sex couples must be afforded the same rights and benefits as opposite-sex couples under civil marriage laws.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lewis v. Harris
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gptkbp:jurisdiction
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gptkb:New_Jersey
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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Equal protection under New Jersey Constitution
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Chief_Justice_Deborah_T._Poritz
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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seven same-sex couples
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:New_Jersey_Civil_Union_Act
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkb:Goodridge_v._Department_of_Public_Health
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gptkbp:result
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New Jersey legislature required to provide equal rights to same-sex couples
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gptkbp:subject
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same-sex marriage
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Same-sex_marriage_legal_cases
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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