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Iowa Supreme Court rules same sex parents must both be listed on birth certificates
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday that the state must list both same sex parents on a child’s birth certificate, saying that not doing so violated the state’s constitutional right to equal protection under the law, according to the Associated Press. The court took on the case of…
Woman fired for being ‘irresistible’ blasts Iowa Supreme Court ruling
A dental assistant who was fired from her job because her boss claimed she was “irresistible” spoke out on Saturday. Melissa Nelson told CNN she had no idea what changed. She had worked at the position for more than 10 years without incident. Nelson said she “absolutely” wasn’t having an…
Iowa court: Woman can be fired for being ‘irresistible’
The Iowa Supreme Court — comprised entirely of men — ruled Friday, 7-0, that a dentist was within his right to fire an assistant when he and his wife deemed her a marriage threat, reported the AP. Melissa Nelson, 32, had been an employee of James Knight, 53, for a…
Iowa pastor threatens to ‘slap’ woman for objecting to anti-LGBT political activism
An Iowa pastor who has called for an Iowa judge to be removed because he voted to legalize same sex marriage recently used a sermon to castigate a woman for objecting to political activism at his church. The Associated Press reported on Sunday that City Church of Burlington Rev. Steve…
Iowa GOP urges voters to oust justice who struck down same sex marriage ban
The Republican Party of Iowa on Wednesday called on voters in the state to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins in the November elections. Wiggins and six other justices unanimously ruled in 2009 that limiting marriage to the union of one man and one woman was unconstitutional. Following the…
Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of marriage equality
After April 24th, gay and lesbian couples will be able to marry in the heartland. So much for blaming the coastal liberal radical homosexuals for this one. Des Moines Register: The Iowa Supreme Court this morning struck down a 1998 state law that limits marriage to one man and one…
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