LINCOLN, Neb., July 15 (UPI) -- Supporters of banning gay marriage have won two major court rulings in cases in Nebraska and Tennessee.
In the Nebraska case, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Friday overturned a judge's 2005 ruling that the ban was too broad and discriminated against gays and lesbians, the New York Times reported Saturday. That case could be particularly significant because advocates of same-sex marriage could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Separately, the Tennessee Supreme Court Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union charging the state failed to meet its notification requirements for the measure asking voters to ban gay marriage. The court ruled the ACLU didn't have standing to file the suit and said the proposed constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage could stay on the November ballot.
This week, the highest court in Massachusetts, which ruled in 2003 that same-sex marriage was legal, declined to block a ballot measure for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
