Varnum v. Brien
Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009), was an Iowa Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that the state's limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. The case had the effect of legally recognizing same-sex marriage in Iowa. In 2007, a lower court had granted summary judgment in favor of six same-sex couples who sued Timothy Brien, Polk County Recorder, for refusing to grant them marriage licenses.
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Varnum v. Brien
Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009), was an Iowa Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that the state's limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution. The case had the effect of legally recognizing same-sex marriage in Iowa. In 2007, a lower court had granted summary judgment in favor of six same-sex couples who sued Timothy Brien, Polk County Recorder, for refusing to grant them marriage licenses.
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Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 86 ...... ans support same-sex marriage.
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Mark Cady, Michael Streit, David Wiggins, Daryl Hecht, Brent R. Appel, and David L. Baker
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2009-04-03
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Katherine Varnum, Patricia Hyd ...... rder and Polk County Registrar
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Marriage statute declared unconstitutional in Polk County District Court
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Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 86 ...... grant them marriage licenses.
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