| Lewis v. Harris | |
|---|---|
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| Court | New Jersey Supreme Court |
| Decided | October 25, 2006 |
| Citations | 188 N.J. 415; 908 A.2d 196 (2006) |
| Case history | |
| Subsequent actions | Motion to enforce litigant's rights, dismissed without prejudice, 202 N.J. 340 (2010) |
| Court membership | |
| Chief judge | Deborah T. Poritz |
| Associate judges | Virginia Long, Jaynee LaVecchia, James R. Zazzali, Barry T. Albin, John E. Wallace, Jr., Roberto A. Rivera-Soto |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Albin, joined by Rivera-Soto, LaVecchia, and Wallace |
| Concur/dissent | Poritz, joined by Long and Zazzali |
Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415; 908 A.2d 196 (N.J. 2006), is a New Jersey Supreme Court case that held that the state's marriage laws violated the rights of same-sex couples to equal protection of the law under the state constitution. Four of the seven justices ruled that the legislature must, within six months, either amend marriage laws or create civil unions. In response, the legislature created the status of civil unions for same-sex couples.