Equal Before the Law - How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality

In April 2009, Iowa became only the third US state to permit same-sex couples to wed. And unlike the earlier decisions in Massachusetts and Connecticut, the decision was unanimous and unequivocal. It catalyzed the unprecedented and rapid shift in law and public opinion that continues today. Equal Before the Law tells the stories behind this critical battle in the fight for marriage equality and traces the decision's impact.

About the author

For thirty-three years, Tom Witosky covered Iowa politics, law, business, and sports for the "Des Moines Register," reporting many major stories and gaining a reputation for innovative investigative journalism. One of the first investigative sports reporters in the country, he made sports news a regular front-page feature both at home and nationally. Witosky and his wife, Diane, are the parents of two grown children and grandparents of three children. They live in Des Moines, Iowa. Marc Hansen spent over thirty years writing sports, metro, and feature-page columns for the "Des Moines Register," often posting the paper's highest readership numbers and winning numerous awards. Hansen and his wife, Jody, have three adult children. All have moved out of the family home near Des Moines, Iowa, while refusing to take the dog and cat.

Product details

• Authors: Marc Hansen, Tom Witosky, Tom/ Hansen Witosky
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2015
• EAN: 9781609383497
• ISBN: 978-1-60938-349-7
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Iowa and the Midwest Experienc; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experience; Iowa and the Midwest Experienc
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law