Federal judge strikes down Nebraska’s marriage law
Same Sex Marriage (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) LINCOLN, NE , March 4, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) -- Homosexual activists celebrated another victory Monday as U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon once again ordered the state of Nebraska to stop enforcing its marriage protection amendment , which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Bataillon, who was appointed by former president Bill Clinton , struck down the amendment when it was first challenged by gay activists ten years ago, but his decision was overturned by the 8 th Circuit Court of Appeals. Now that gay activists have challenged the law again, the judge has issued a new ruling barring its enforcement, citing the recent string of federal court victories by supporters of same-sex “marriage.” Bataillon said laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples unfairly discriminate based on “archaic” and “outdated” gender stereotypes. “[Nebraska’s Marriage] Amendment explicitly creates a classificatio