Post by Logan on Feb 6, 2016 1:56:43 GMT -6
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction striking down Nebraska’s now-negated constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions.
The injunction, issued Thursday, was largely a formality because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in late June that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also struck down Nebraska’s ban following the high court’s ruling.
The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon orders state officials to treat same-sex couples the same as any other legally married couple in everything from processing marriage certificates to issuing birth certificates.
State attorneys had argued the injunction wasn’t necessary because the state has complied with the Supreme Court’s ruling. But the American Civil Liberties Union, representing several same-sex couples who challenged the state’s ban in 2014, said the state’s attempt last year to exclude same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates showed otherwise.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/nebraska-s-same-sex-marriage-ban-struck-down-by-federal/article_5189f268-c9af-51cd-985d-ac9e67341d77.html
The injunction, issued Thursday, was largely a formality because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in late June that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also struck down Nebraska’s ban following the high court’s ruling.
The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon orders state officials to treat same-sex couples the same as any other legally married couple in everything from processing marriage certificates to issuing birth certificates.
State attorneys had argued the injunction wasn’t necessary because the state has complied with the Supreme Court’s ruling. But the American Civil Liberties Union, representing several same-sex couples who challenged the state’s ban in 2014, said the state’s attempt last year to exclude same-sex spouses on their children’s birth certificates showed otherwise.
Read more: www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/nebraska-s-same-sex-marriage-ban-struck-down-by-federal/article_5189f268-c9af-51cd-985d-ac9e67341d77.html