The world, morals, everything is just decaying right in front of our eyes. It really is quite sad.
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Gay Marriage
Iowa Becomes Third State To Legalize Marriage Of Same-Sex Couples
AMY LORENTZEN, Associated Press Writer
POSTED: 12:19 pm CDT April 2, 2009
UPDATED: 9:18 am CDT April 3, 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Supreme Court said on Friday that the state's same-sex marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples, making it the third state where gay marriage is legal.
In a unanimous ruling issued Friday, the court upheld a 2007 Polk County District Court judge's ruling that the law violated the state constitution.
The case stems from a 2005 lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal, a New York-based gay rights organization. The group filed a lawsuit on behalf of six gay and lesbian Iowa couples who were denied marriage licenses.
The suit named then-Polk County recorder and registrar Timothy Brien.
The Polk County attorney's office claimed that Hanson's ruling violated the separation of powers and the issue should be left to the Legislature.
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