Neb. judge rejects affirmative-action ban lawsuit

Associated Press: A Nebraska judge has rejected a lawsuit that challenged the petition that led to a statewide ban on affirmative action. Voters approved the initiative in November. The lawsuit, filed in Lancaster County District Court before the vote, challenged the validity of petition signatures. Opponents said some signatures were gathered using a "pattern of fraud and illegality." But Judge Karen Flowers rejected that argument and decided in favor of the state. If the lawsuit had been successful, it could have invalidated the law.

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