News Sweep

Marriage equality advocates in New Jersey are trying to bring the issue back to the state's Supreme Court. The Star-Ledger editorializes that none of this would be necessary if NJ had a functional government that had done its job and passed marriage already.

18-year-old Constance McMillen has won her suit against her school district for violating her First Amendment rights for refusing to allow her to bring her girlfriend to the prom, but the district will not be forced to hold the dance.

The ACLU and Equality California have notified U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker that they intend to appeal his ruling that requires them to disclose some internal campaign-related documents to the defendants in the Prop 8 trial.