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Varnum v Brien - Iowa Supreme Court - Opening Statement Defendant

The Iowa Supreme Court heard lawyers discuss the constitutionality of a law that requires marriage to be only between two people of the opposite sex. The suit contends that this is unfair to same sex couples. The hearing took place Tuesday, December 9, 2008, in Des Moines. This clip contains the opening remarks of Polk County Assistant Attorney Roger Kuhl, speaking on behalf of the defendant, Polk County Recorder Timothy Brien. For more from IPTV visit... http://www.iptv.org/iowajournal/ ...

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Iowa Supreme Court to release gay marriage ruling - The Associated Press  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court was expected to release a much-anticipated ruling Friday on whether the state's gay marriage ban violates the constitutional rights of gay and lesbian couples. In 2005, Lambda Legal, a New York-based gay ...

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