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Iowa court says gay marriage ban unconstitutional

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From Associated Press

 

 

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa Supreme Court says the state's same-sex marriage ban violates the consitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples.

 

In a unanimous ruling issued Friday, the court upheld a 2007 Polk County District Court judge's ruling that the law was unconstitutional.

 

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 had claimed that Hanson's ruling violates the separation of powers and the issue should be left to the Legislature.

 

 

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