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7 couples sue over Nebraska’s gay marriage ban
- By ZACH PLUHACEK / Lincoln Journal Star
- Nov 17, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014 Updated May 30, 2026
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Gay marriage is now supported b a clear majority of Americans, something unheard of 25 years ago. See story, A5.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Attorney Susan Koenig (left) of Koenig/Dunne Divorce Law and ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad (far right) respond to questions regarding a lawsuit filed in federal court in 2014 seeking state recognition of same-sex marriages in Nebraska. The law firm and ACLU represented seven couples named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including Susan and Sally Waters, seen standing behind Koenig and Conrad.
- KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star file photo
Bil Roby and Greg Tubach of Lincoln are the only unmarried plantiffs in the Nebraska lawsuit seeking state recognition of same-sex marriages.
- ZACH PLUHACEK/Lincoln Journal Star
Jason Cadek (left) and his husband Nick Kramer with their adopted daughter, Alice, in a November file photo.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Kayla Johnson (from left) and Ella, Susan, Sally and Jade Waters in their Millard home. Sally has terminal breast cancer, and the family hopes Nebraska will recognize her marriage to Susan before she dies.
- JASON M. McCLAREN/Courtesy photo
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OMAHA -- When Susan and Sally adopted their first daughter in 2001, Sally watched from a bench in the courtroom gallery, unable to join her wife at the front table.
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Gay marriage is now supported b a clear majority of Americans, something unheard of 25 years ago. See story, A5.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Attorney Susan Koenig (left) of Koenig/Dunne Divorce Law and ACLU of Nebraska Executive Director Danielle Conrad (far right) respond to questions regarding a lawsuit filed in federal court in 2014 seeking state recognition of same-sex marriages in Nebraska. The law firm and ACLU represented seven couples named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including Susan and Sally Waters, seen standing behind Koenig and Conrad.
- KRISTIN STREFF, Journal Star file photo
Bil Roby and Greg Tubach of Lincoln are the only unmarried plantiffs in the Nebraska lawsuit seeking state recognition of same-sex marriages.
- ZACH PLUHACEK/Lincoln Journal Star
Jason Cadek (left) and his husband Nick Kramer with their adopted daughter, Alice, in a November file photo.
- KRISTIN STREFF/Lincoln Journal Star file photo
Kayla Johnson (from left) and Ella, Susan, Sally and Jade Waters in their Millard home. Sally has terminal breast cancer, and the family hopes Nebraska will recognize her marriage to Susan before she dies.
- JASON M. McCLAREN/Courtesy photo
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