Judge Could Rule On Nebraska Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Source: WOWT
A federal judge will be asked Thursday to tell the state of Nebraska that it immediately must recognize same-sex marriages while a lawsuit challenging the state's gay marriage ban proceeds.
The hearing before U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon in Omaha is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The judge already decided not to delay the lawsuit in Nebraska while the U.S. Supreme Court is considering the issue.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska filed the motion for an injunction that would order the state to recognize same-sex marriages. The lawsuit was filed in November by seven same-sex couples seeking to have their marriages recognized despite the state's ban passed by voters in 2000.
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