The United States District Court for the District of Nebraska (in

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s, D. Neb.) is the

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whose jurisdiction is the state of

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. Court offices are in

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and

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. Appeals from the District of Nebraska are taken to the

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(except for

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claims and claims against the U.S. government under the

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, which are appealed to the

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). The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nebraska represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. the Acting United States Attorney is Jan W. Sharp.

Notable case

In May 2005, Judge

Joseph Bataillon Joseph Francis Bataillon (born October 3, 1949) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. Education and career Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Bataillon received a Bachelor of Arts deg ...

struck down a constitutional amendment passed by Nebraska voters in 2000 that would have banned gay marriages. That decision, however, was reversed by the

. In its opinion issued on July 14, 2006, the Eighth Circuit held: the amendment rationally related to legitimate state interests, and therefore did not violate the Equal Protection Clause; the amendment could not be considered a

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; the amendment did not violate homosexuals' First Amendment right to associate; and the amendment did not violate homosexuals' First Amendment

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the government for redress of grievances.

Current judges

Vacancies and pending nominations

Former judges

Chief judges

Succession of seats

Footnotes

External links

United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Official Website

United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska Official Website
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