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Marriage News Watch: January 5, 2015
Marriage equality comes to Florida this week, so why are opponents saying it’s not? Matt Baume reports on what’s really going on, and how they’re still trying to stop the weddings.
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Poll: Majority of Nebraska voters still oppose legalizing same-sex marriage
A new poll finds that the majority of Nebraskans still oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, but in Ohama, more people support marriage equality than oppose it.
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Lincoln, Neb., mayor approves benefits for city workers’ same-sex spouses
Lincoln mayor Chris Beutler has approved changes that will allow same-sex spouses of city employees to receive health insurance and other benefits.
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ACLU asks judge to order Nebraska to recognize same-sex marriages
The ACLU 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.
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Same-sex couples file suit challenging Nebraska gay marriage ban
LINCOLN, Neb. — Seven same-sex couples filed a federal lawsuit Monday asking the state of Nebraska to recognize their marriages and challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban. American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad said it’s time for the state to extend the freedom to marry to all of its citizens.
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Nebraska governor says state will fight same-sex marriage lawsuit
LINCOLN, Neb. — Gov. Dave Heineman says Nebraska will defend itself against an expected legal challenge to the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The Republican governor said Wednesday that Nebraska will “not take a pass” on the lawsuit, which the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska plans to file next week.
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ACLU plans new challenge to Nebraska same-sex marriage ban
OMAHA, Neb. — Citing recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, a national civil liberties group will again challenge Nebraska’s ban on same-sex marriage. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska confirmed Tuesday that it will file a lawsuit in federal court next week on behalf of several Nebraska residents. The group plans to announce …
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Creighton University to offer same-sex benefits despite archbishop’s objection
OMAHA, Neb. — Creighton University will soon begin offering health benefits to legally married same-sex spouses of its employees despite the objections of the local Catholic archbishop. Creighton President Rev. Timothy Lannon announced the change Monday. He said 21 of the 28 Jesuit universities already offer similar benefits.
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HRC launching Nebraska chapter to advocate for LGBT rights
The Human Rights Campaign on Monday announced it will form a Nebraska chapter to advocate for laws that protect LGBT people in housing, employment and public accommodations in the Cornhusker State. The HRC said its recent survey of LGBT Nebraskans show 57 percent of respondents have called the state home for more than 20 years, more than …
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Neb. holds to one of the nation’s most restrictive same-sex marriage bans
OMAHA, Neb. — As state bans on same-sex marriages fall across the country, some Nebraska officials are holding strong to that state’s status of having one of the nation’s most restrictive laws, which affects some of the most basic aspects of gay couples’ lives – from driver’s licenses to parenting rights.