Katherine Varnum, Patricia Hyde, Dawn Barbouroske, Jennifer Barbouroske, Jason Morgan, Charles Swaggerty, David Twombley, Lawrence Hoch, William M. Musser, Otter Dreaming, Ingrid Olson, And Reva Evans Vs. Timothy J. Brien, In His Official Capacities As The Polk County Recorder And Polk County Registrar

Summary

The Iowa Supreme Court reviewed a district court ruling that Iowa's statutory limitation of civil marriage to a man and a woman violated the Iowa Constitution. The court held that the marriage statute violated the Iowa Constitution's equal protection clause and affirmed the district court's summary judgment ruling.