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blueoregon.com - 4/3/2009
Iowa takes a giant step forward for civil rights; makes Oregon look bad
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In a unanimous ruling, the Iowa Supreme Court has held that marriage is not limited to "a man and a woman": The decision makes Iowa the first Midwestern state, and the fourth nationwide, to allow same-sex marriages. Lawyers for Lambda Legal, a gay rights group that financed the court battle ...
desmoinesregister.com - 4/3/2009
Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one man, one woman | DesMoinesRegister.com ...
— desmoinesregister.com — The Iowa Supreme Court this morning unanimously upheld gays' right to marry. “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 justices said in a summary ... (more) Unanimous ruling: Iowa marriage no longer limited to one ...

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politico.com - 4/3/2009
The Iowa ruling
— politico.com — The Iowa Court website is crashing, so we've posted a copy of the decision here . It's... really a sweeping, total win for the gay-rights side, rejecting any claim that objections to same-sex marriage can be seen as "rational," rejecting a ... (more) The Iowa ruling
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What's next in Iowa
politico.com - 4/3/2009
What's next in Iowa
— politico.com — Iowa is the most socially conservative state to legalize same-sex marriage, which is in place in Massachusetts... and Connecticut and was abolished in California. But law and politics there mean that same-sex marriage will likely stay legal, at least, ... (more) What's next in Iowa
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Iowa Supreme Court to Release Gay Marriage Ruling — CNSNews.com Headlines
Des Moines , Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court was expected to release a much-anticipated ruling Friday on whether the state's gay marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. In 2005, Lambda Legal, a New York-based gay rights organization, sued on behalf of six ...