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Court: Same-Sex Couples Can Marry in Iowa

By | 04.03.09 | 11:31 am

In a unanimous decision released Friday morning, the Iowa Supreme Court has overturned Iowa’s law limiting marriage rights to opposite-sex couples, clearing the way for same-sex couples to marry across the Hawkeye State beginning later this month.

Justice Mark S. Cady wrote the court’s decision in the landmark case More…

BREAKING: Iowa Supreme Court Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Ban

By | 04.03.09 | 10:08 am

In a unanimous decision issued just moments ago, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Iowa’s definition of marriage, which excluded same-sex couples, violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution.

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