Iowa Supreme Court Rules in Marriage CaseDes Moines, April 3, 2009— In a unanimous decision, the Iowa Supreme Courttoday held that the Iowa statute limiting civil marriage to a union between a manand a woman violates the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution.The decision strikes the language from Iowa Code section 595.2 limiting civilmarriage to a man and a woman. It further directs that the remaining statutorylanguage be interpreted and applied in a manner allowing gay and lesbianpeople full access to the institution of civil marriage.Today’s ruling resolves an action brought by six same-sex couples who wererefused marriage...