Iowa Ruling Unanimous
April 3, 2009
What a great victory for marriage equality in Iowa!
Highlights of the decision
• Court upheld lower court ruling that limiting marriage to one man and one woman violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution
• Court ordered that the language in the law limiting marriage to one man and one woman be struck and that the remaining language be interpreted to allow for equal access to the institution of marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
• Decision takes effect ‘upon issuance of procedendo’.
DECISION SUMMARY(PDF)
FULL DECISION (PDF)
NEWS STORIES
Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman (Des Moines Register)
Iowa high court strikes down same-sex marriage ban (CNN.com)
Iowa Court Says Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional (NY Times)
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1. truthspew | April 3, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I’m hoping Maureen McKenna-Goldberg gets the nod for chief justice in RI.
But then, I find the co-sponsorship on H5744 interesting since that’s as many co-sponsors as I’ve ever seen on an equality bill.