Gay marriage cases, including Nebraska's, deferred by 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Robynn Tysver
The fate of Nebraska's gay-marriage ban is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals decided on Wednesday to postpone a May 12 hearing scheduled to consider the constitutionality of Nebraska and three other states' gay-marriage bans. The appellate court said they were "deferring" the cases in anticipation of a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The high court is expected to decide in late June or early July whether states such as Nebraska have the right to ban gay marriage.
In February, a federal judge in Omaha struck down Nebraska's gay-marriage ban. However, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals delayed the judge's ruling from taking effect, pending appeal.
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