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Iowa Judge Rules in Favor of Gay Marriage

Polk County Judge Robert Hanson struck down Iowa’s prohibition on same-sex marriage Thursday.

In his 63-page decision, Hanson wrote that the statute excluding same-sex couples from marriage “violates Plaintiff’s due process and equal protection rights for the aforementioned reasons including, but not limited to, the absence of a rational relationship to the achievement of any legitimate [...]