Judge Strikes Down Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

Des Moines Register:

A Polk County judge on Thursday struck down Iowa's law banning gay marriage.

The ruling by Judge Robert Hanson concluded that the state's prohibition on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and he ordered Polk County Recorder Julie Haggerty to issue marriage licenses to several gay couples.

"It's a moral victory for equal rights," said Des Moines lawyer Dennis Johnson, who represented six gay couples who filed suit after they were denied marriage licenses.

Camilla Taylor, an attorney with Lambda Legal, a New York-based gay rights organization, said the ruling requires "full equality for all Iowans including gay and lesbian Iowans and their families."

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Comments

[eatsleepswim]

07:49 PM on 08/30/2007

With Liberty and Justice for ALL!

[wadenelson1]

06:46 PM on 08/30/2007

It just had to be POKE county, didn't it. Did the judge wear Poke, Polk, or Pok-a-Dot robes?