[gidget7]

Wait, I really really don't get that.

You mean to tell me NJ has already got domestic partnership? Then what is this case or ruling even about?

[conservative in nyc]

The New Jersey Domestic Partnership law wasn't comprehensive enough, according to the New Jersey Supreme Court Black Robed Legislators. What the legislature thought about the matter at issue simply wasn't good enough. From the summary of the opinion:

"The Domestic Partnership Act has failed to bridge the inequality gap between committed same-sex couples and married opposite-sex couples. Significantly, the economic and financial inequities that are borne by same-sex domestic partners are also borne by their children. Further, even though same-sex couples are provided fewer benefits and rights by the Act, they are subject to more stringent requirements to enter into a domestic partnership than opposite-sex couples entering a marriage."