Hawai`i, Illinois & New Jersey join the states that allow and recognize same-sex marriage

After passage of same-sex marriage laws in both Hawai`i and Illinois and constitutional litigation in New Jersey, seventeen (17) jurisdictions in the US recognize and allow same-sex marriage. The list includes: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawai`i, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington.