A story released today by the Associated Press reports that the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday it will not challenge a court ruling that thwarted an attempt by a same-sex couple to adopt a child.

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled March 8 in the case of a Lincoln woman who wants her female partner to adopt her son.

The court ruled that the boy cannot be adopted because the mother has not relinquished her parental rights. However, the court avoided deciding if same-sex couples are prohibited from adopting in Nebraska.

ACLU officials, after meeting with the women, decided over the weekend against asking the court to reconsider the ruling.

''They just want to get on with their lives,'' said Tim Butz, executive director of ACLU in Nebraska. ''They are going to relocate to a state that will allow them to form the family that they want.''

Deputy Attorney General Steve Grasz said the ruling does not necessarily preclude a couple from adopting a child whose parent or parents already have relinquished parental rights.

Grasz argued that the mother's lover has no legal rights to adopt the child, even though she has helped raise him.

While Nebraska law contains no specific provision prohibiting adoptions by same-sex couples, Grasz said that does not mean it is legal.