OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Citing recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, a 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 more details about the lawsuit at a news conference Monday.
The ACLU also challenged the ban in 2003, and a federal judge struck it down in 2005. But in 2006, a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Nebraska's ban.
Since then, the U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a federal provision that denied a range of benefits to legally married gay couples. It also recently ordered the federal government to recognize state-sanctioned gay marriages.
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