Newark mayor plans to recognize the marriages of several same-sex couples . A court denied the state 's request to temporarily prevent such marriages last week . Chris Christie 's administration appealed -- and asked the court to delay -- a lower court 's September 27 order that the state must allow same-sex couples to marry beginning October 21 , rather than give them the label `` civil union . '' The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether states can ban gay marriage in June, and a decision could affect thousands of marriages.
Newark mayor plans to recognize the marriages of several same-sex couples . A court denied the state 's request to temporarily prevent such marriages last week . The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on whether states can ban gay marriage in June, and a decision could affect thousands of marriages.