'Devastated:' A six-week abortion ban will go into effect in Iowa next week
Health care practitioners in the state decried the ruling as a decision that "will push abortion care almost entirely out of reach in Iowa."
July 23, 2024
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Iowa Supreme Court Overturns $1.5 Million Antigay Discrimination Case
Justices said it was "pure speculation" that Rep. Gov. Terry Branstad knew of a former state official's sexual identity when he asked the Dem. employee to resign.
July 1, 2021
GOP Seeks Revenge on Pro-Equality Iowa Justices
Republican legislators in Iowa proposed an amendment that would cut the pay of four of the state Supreme Court justices who took part in a unanimous ruling in favor of marriage equality in 2009.
April 25, 2013
Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Gay Marriage Case
The Iowa supreme court is ready to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a gay marriage case that USA Today reports "could echo throughout the nation and be far more difficult to challenge at the ballot box than a high-profile ruling in California, legal experts say."
December 9, 2008
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Hate Crime Conviction in Pride Flag Case
The court’s ruling reaffirmed the hate crime statute’s application to symbolic acts, balancing protection against hate crimes with free speech rights.
December 5, 2023
Frank Words for Anti Marriage Equality Groups from Iowa Supreme Court Justice
"If these organizations are really worried about marriage, rather than being motivated by bigotry and hatred, then they would be going after the divorce laws," former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus told the NYT's Frank Bruni.
May 6, 2012
Iowa High Court Recognizes Anti-Trans Discrimination in Historic Win
The Iowa Supreme Court's decision affirms that gender identity discrimination is prohibited by the state's civil rights law.
April 1, 2022
Caroline Kennedy Calls for Freedom to Marry Plank in Dem Party Platform
Kennedy will also honor three Iowa supreme court justices who ruled in favor of same-sex marriage.
May 7, 2012
Supporters File Briefs in Iowa Marriage Case
At least 17 friend-of-the-court briefs will be filed this week with the Iowa supreme court on behalf of six same-sex couples who are suing the state for the right to marry.
April 1, 2008
Laws Can Only Go So Far
Iowa's supreme court decision was a major victory for marriage equality. But it will take more than mere legal decisions for gays to win social approval.
April 13, 2009
Religious Rallies Ensue in Support of Iowa's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
With efforts ranging from prayer rallies to political advocacy, Iowa churches are at the forefront of an escalating fight over a county judge's ruling that overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban. About 1,200 people from local churches joined hands and sang the civil rights anthem ''We Shall Overcome'' at a recent rally in Des Moines urging the Iowa supreme court to reverse the judge's decision. ''This is more than a political battle,'' said the Reverend Keith A. Ratliff Sr. of the Maple Street Missionary Baptist Church. ''This is a spiritual battle.''
November 2, 2007
Iowa’s six-week abortion ban is now in effect
The Iowa law bans abortions after cardiac activity is detectable in an embryo, something that can occur as early as six weeks of gestation. There are some exceptions to the ban, including for rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.
July 29, 2024
New Campaign Calls to Retain Iowa Justice Who Voted for Marriage Equality
Justice Not Politics Action is pushing for voters to retain Justice David Wiggins, who has been targeted by a right-wing group over his support for marriage equality.
September 14, 2012
Iowa Republicans Seek to End Marriage Equality in State
Their effort is unlikely to succeed, but that's not keeping them from trying.
March 2, 2023
Support for Marriage Equality Bodes Well for Iowa Justices Facing Retention Vote
The three up for retention this year are in a different environment than those voted out in 2010, a year after the state's marriage equality ruling.
October 30, 2016
