Iowa Supreme Court Rules in Gay Marriage Case

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Samantha Gronewald

The Iowa Supreme Court held in an unanimous decision today that the Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a man and a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution.  The decision makes Iowa the first Midwestern state, and the forth nationwide, to allow same-sex marriages.  Pursuant to the ruling of the Court, same-sex marriages will be legal beginning on April 24, 2009.  

The full ruling is available on-line at :  www.iowacourts.gov/supreme_court 

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