(2009) Iowa Supreme Court, Marriage Case, docket No. 07-1449. Judicial Branch
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Abstract
In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Court today held 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 strikes the language from Iowa Code section 595.2 limiting civil marriage to a man and a woman. It further directs that the remaining statutory language be interpreted and applied in a manner allowing gay and lesbian people full access to the institution of civil marriage.
| Item Type: | Departmental Report |
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| Keywords: | KATHERINE VARNUM, PATRICIA HYDE, DAWN BARBOUROSKE, JENNIFER BARBOUROSKE, JASON MORGAN, CHARLES SWAGGERTY, DAVID TWOMBLEY, LAWRENCE HOCH, WILLIAM M. MUSSER, OTTER DREAMING, INGRID OLSON, REVA EVANS, TIMOTHY J. BRIEN, |
| Subjects: | Social issues and programs > Civil and human rights Laws and regulations > State statutes Social issues and programs > Family Social issues and programs > Ethnic groups and minorities |
| ID Code: | 7216 |
| Deposited By: | Tom Keyser |
| Deposited On: | 22 Apr 2009 18:18 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2009 18:18 |
| URI: | http://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/7216 |
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