The uniting of two persons of the same sex in a civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar same-sex relationship shall not be valid or recognized in Nebraska.

[5] Several gay and lesbian advocacy organizations challenged this measure in Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning.

In 2015, in the matter of Waters v. Ricketts, Judge Bataillon of the District Court again ruled that the measure violated the U.S. Constitution, on equal protection and due process grounds.

Though the state appealed and successfully sought a stay of the ruling to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Supreme Court struck down same-sex marriage bans nationwide on identical grounds in the matter of Obergefell v. Hodges.

[8][9] Governor Pete Ricketts vetoed a bill to print marriages licenses to accommodate same-sex couples in 2019.