Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/cory-booker-to-start-marrying-same-sex-couples-in-new-jersey-monday Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Cory Booker to start marrying same-sex couples in New Jersey Monday Nation Oct 18, 2013 1:05 AM EST Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images Senator-elect Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., will begin marrying same-sex couples at 12:01 a.m. Monday, BuzzFeed reports. Booker plans to conduct the ceremonies in the rotunda of Newark's city hall, with at least 10 couples already expected to attend. The move comes just weeks after Judge Mary Jacobson's decision to allow same-sex marriage in the state. PBS NewsHour interviewed Booker on Thursday about his election to the Senate. H/T Sam Lane A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images Senator-elect Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., will begin marrying same-sex couples at 12:01 a.m. Monday, BuzzFeed reports. Booker plans to conduct the ceremonies in the rotunda of Newark's city hall, with at least 10 couples already expected to attend. The move comes just weeks after Judge Mary Jacobson's decision to allow same-sex marriage in the state. PBS NewsHour interviewed Booker on Thursday about his election to the Senate. H/T Sam Lane A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now