Speculation on Gay Marriage Ruling Swirls in New Jersey:
By LAURA MANSNERUS, New York Times

The Magnificent Seven?Top row, from left to right: Justice John E. Wallace, Jr.; Justice James R. Zazzali; Justice Barry T. Albin; Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto

Front row, from left to right: Justice Virginia Long; Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz; Justice Jaynee LaVecchia

Published: October 23, 2006

TRENTON, Oct. 20 — The New Jersey Supreme Court is carrying much constitutional freight as it considers whether the state will be the second in the nation to find that gay couples have the right to marry. But for those watching the court, speculation has centered lately on smaller issues, like the chief justice’s birthday and the re-election prospects of Senator Robert Menendez... Read the story via the New York Times (Free Registration Required)