A Legal Same-sex Marriage?!

Iowa Gay Marriage Applications Halted
"At 2 p.m. Thursday, Judge Robert Hanson ordered Polk County officials to accept marriage license requests from same-sex couples, but he granted the stay at about 12:30 p.m. Friday."


Iowa Permits Same-Sex Marriage, for 4 Hours, Anyway
"From towns around the state, places like Cedar Falls, Ames and Cedar Rapids, same-sex couples converged on this city as early as dawn on Friday as word spread that a judge had overturned a state law banning gay marriage."


Iowa Judge Issues Stay on Own Gay Marriage Ruling
"Judge Robert Hanson said he issued the stay about noon. Earlier, he had told the county attorney to instruct the Polk County recorder to stop accepting same-sex marriage applications."