LINCOLN, Neb. — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to order Nebraska to recognize same-sex marriages while the group’s legal challenge to the state’s gay marriage ban is pending.
The ACLU of Nebraska filed a motion Tuesday for a preliminary injunction requiring the state to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples and allow same-sex couples to marry while the lawsuits proceeds.
The motion cites the ACLU’s likelihood of prevailing in the case. Same-sex couples can marry in at least 32 other states.
The ACLU is representing seven same-sex couples who sued last month to have their marriages recognized in Nebraska.
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The state doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages, civil unions or even legalized domestic partnerships under a 2000 constitutional amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters.
State officials are fighting the lawsuit.
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