NEW YORK, NY – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, applauded today’s decision by the Supreme Court of Connecticut to overturn the State’s ban on same-sex marriage.

“Today’s court decision in Connecticut now places that state in the noble company of Massachusetts and California, states which allow same-sex marriage and, thereby, uphold the civil rights of their gay citizens,” said Rep. Nadler. “I commend the Connecticut Supreme Court for its intelligent and fair judgment and congratulate the state’s gay community for this critical step toward achieving equal civil rights for all. I am proud that our nation, as a whole, is gradually chipping away at legalized discrimination against the LGBT community, and I hope that New York State will sooner-than-later join this exclusive but slowly growing club.”