Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman - DesMoineRegister.com
In a decision that has garnered praise from gay marriage supporters, and has gained the ire of opponents, Iowa's Supreme Court has ruled that a state law banning same sex marriage was antithetical to the state's constitution. The court found that the law violated the equal protection clause of Iowa's State Constitution. The Supreme Court ruling upholds a lower court judge’s 2007 ruling that marriage should not be limited to one man and one woman. The unanimous decision, authored by Justice Mark Cady, declared "[Iowa's gay marriage ban] is unconstitutional, because the county has been unable to identify a constitutionally adequate justification for excluding plaintiffs from the institution of civil marriage,”. Read More »
