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Year In Review: Paramus Catholic Same-Sex Marriage Lawsuit

Kate Drumgoole claims her firing was a violation of discrimination laws and was done to inflict emotional distress.

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PARAMUS, N.J. — A former Paramus Catholic High School guidance counselor has filed a lawsuit against the school, its president, and the Archdiocese of Newark alleging she was fired because she married a woman.

Kate Drumgoole claims in the suit that her firing at the hands of the Archdiocese of Newark, the school, and its president, James P. Vail, was a violation of discrimination laws and was done to inflict emotional distress.

Here is a look back at the case in the news.

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