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05-13-2005, 11:30 AM
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Ban on same-sex marriage struck down
Items compiled from Tribune news services
Published May 13, 2005
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- A federal judge Thursday struck down Nebraska's ban on gay marriage, saying the measure interferes not only with the rights of gay couples but also with those of foster parents, adopted children and people in a host of other living arrangements.
The constitutional amendment, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed in 2000.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon said the ban "imposes significant burdens on both the expressive and intimate associational rights" of gays "and creates a significant barrier to the plaintiffs' right to petition or to participate in the political process."
He said the ban "goes far beyond merely defining marriage as between a man and a woman."
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Ban on same-sex marriage struck down
Items compiled from Tribune news services
Published May 13, 2005
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- A federal judge Thursday struck down Nebraska's ban on gay marriage, saying the measure interferes not only with the rights of gay couples but also with those of foster parents, adopted children and people in a host of other living arrangements.
The constitutional amendment, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, was passed in 2000.
U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon said the ban "imposes significant burdens on both the expressive and intimate associational rights" of gays "and creates a significant barrier to the plaintiffs' right to petition or to participate in the political process."
He said the ban "goes far beyond merely defining marriage as between a man and a woman."
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