Wednesday, 4 March 2015

U.S. judge rules Nebraska same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

U.S. judge rules Nebraska same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional


A federal judge on Monday ruled Nebraska's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional in a decision that could allow same-sex couples to marry in the state within a week. U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon issued a preliminary injunction in the case brought by seven same-sex couples in the state, calling Nebraska's ban an "unabashedly gender-specific infringement of the equal rights of its citizens."

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