BREAKING: US district judge strikes down Nebraska's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage

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Source: Omaha World-Herald

@BreakingNews: US district judge strikes down Nebraska's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage - @LJSNebraskaNews http://t.co/rdKwBcSX4b/s/75zF

Judge strikes down Nebraska's gay marriage ban

POSTED: MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 8:00 AM
By Robynn Tysver / World-Herald staff writer

A federal district judge in Nebraska effectively struck down the state’s gay marriage ban today, but don’t expect same-sex marriages to happen any time soon.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon gave the go-ahead for gay couples to wed beginning March 9, which gives the state time to file an appeal.

It was a bittersweet ruling for the gay community, but a victory for Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, who had asked Bataillon not to create a situation in Nebraska where gay marriage was legal for a few days or weeks.

Peterson argues the state likely will win on appeal before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals and that, in order to avoid “chaos,” Peterson asked Bataillon to stop his own order from taking effect immediately.

The same-sex couples who filed the lawsuit challenging the state’s gay marriage ban had opposed the request for a stay of Bataillon’s order. They had sought immediately “relief,” asking Batailon to issue a preliminary injunction and stopping the state from enforcing its gay marriage ban.


Read more: http://www.journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/judge-strikes-down-state-s-ban-on-same-sex-marriage/article_dc5c8dfd-e8c6-5771-8e35-004708505a7a.html

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[Thinkingabout]

1. Just because voters approve of a law does not make it constitutional.

[Hissyspit]

2. Tyranny of the majority.

[libodem]

11. I misread

Tyranny. Took me 3 times to see it right.

[Omaha Steve]

3. From a straight NE native

K&R!

[shenmue]

4. Happy happy joy joy!

[hack89]

5. Great news. nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. From the Omaha World-Herald:

Judge strikes down Nebraska's gay marriage ban

[marym625]

7. YAY!

Good stuff!

[rocktivity]

8. Civil rights matters are not popularity contests.

Thank you and good night.


rocktivity

[SoapBox]

9. THAT says it all, plain and clear.

[libodem]

10. Parade

Woo Hoo. The Goddess is Good!

WOO Hoo baby!

[hibbing]

12. Bumper Sticker

Well, everyone here will be having a heart attack over this I'm sure, and soon the state will crumble. I saw a "Ban Gay Marriage" bumper sticker on a big ass truck of some macho guy with gun bumper stickers and a bunch of others and I sat there and thought to myself, why on earth does this guy even care about what other people are doing with their lives, who they love, how they live, it just struck me in that moment how stupid it was with more clarity than it has in the past.

Peace

[rurallib]

13. and why would he want government interfering in people's

private lives?

[geomon666]

14. .

[blkmusclmachine]

15. Apparently the only thing behind all those State Constitutional bans was hate.