Iowa
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by Victory! Iowa Supreme Court Orders State to Treat Children of Lesbian Couples as Having 2 Parents at BirthThe Court built upon its 2009 ruling in Lambda Legal's landmark case Varnum v. Brien, which ordered that same-sex couples and their families be treated equally under state law, and won the right for same-sex couples to marry. MOREMay 3, 2013 -
by Victory! Grieving Lesbian Mothers Finally Receive Accurate Death Certificate for Stillborn BabyJenny and Jessica Buntemeyer have received an accurate death certificate for Brayden, their stillborn son, listing both mothers after the Iowa Department of Public Health declined to appeal its defeat last month in Buntemeyer v. Iowa Department of Public Health. MOREFebruary 12, 2013 -
by Integrity of Iowa Courts Persists, Equality Groups SayToday, Iowa State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady delivered the State of the Judiciary address in Des Moines. MOREJanuary 17, 2013 -
by Victory! Justice for Married Iowa Moms Represented by Lambda LegalAn Iowa court today ordered the state health department to give a married lesbian couple an accurate death certificate for their son, who was stillborn in October 2011. The department had erased the name of one of the moms from the original certificate. MOREDecember 17, 2012 -
by Justices hear birth certificate case argumentsIowa Supreme Court justices were urged to uphold a Polk County judge’s decision that required the state to list both parents on the birth certificates of children born as part of a same-sex marriage. MOREDecember 12, 2012 -
by When Consensual Sex Is a CrimeLambda Legal client Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison for practicing safe sex. He along with Lambda Legal HIV Project Director Scott Schoettes spoke with Sanjay Gupta of CNN. MOREDecember 7, 2012 -
by It's Time to End HIV CriminalizationOn World AIDS Day, Lambda Legal reaffirms its commitment to defend people with HIV against discrimination—because living with HIV is not a crime. MORENovember 30, 2012 -
by From Lambda Legal's Impact magazine: Arrested for Safe SexNick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years [in prison] for "exposing" someone to HIV -- even though he practiced safe sex. Now Lambda Legal is appealing his conviction. MORENovember 30, 2012 -
by This Time the Wheels Came Off the Antigay Bus: A Victory for Equality and Justice in Iowa!On Election Day in Iowa, equality advanced and justice was protected, as voters shielded their Supreme Court from attacks by antigay groups looking to punish justices for ruling against their extreme ideological agenda. MORENovember 13, 2012
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by Iowa Retains Judge Who Joined Marriage Equality RulingJustice David Wiggins, who joined the unanimous marriage equality ruling in Lambda Legal's landmark case, survived a campaign to recall him. MORENovember 7, 2012
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