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  • Court reinstates Nebraska's same-sex marriage ban

    07/14/2006 10:31:02 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 13 replies · 1,102+ views
    Omaha World Herald ^ | 7-14-2006 | AP
    A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that struck down Nebraska's same-sex marriage ban. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday overturned an earlier ruling by U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon, who ruled last year that the measure was too broad and deprived gays and lesbians of participation in the political process, among other things. Seventy percent of Nebraska voters approved the amendment in 2000. The court said the amendment "and other laws limiting the state-recognized institution of marriage to heterosexual couples are rationally related to legitimate state interests and therefore do not violate the Constitution of...