Five Republican
lawmakers in Iowa have filed court documents urging the
state supreme court to overturn a Polk County judge's
decision that struck down a law banning same-sex
marriage.
Conservative law
group the Alliance Defense Fund is representing state
representatives Dwayne Alons, Carmine Boal, and Betty DeBoef
and senators Nancy Boettger and James Hahn, according
to the Associated Press.
Court documents
claim that Judge Robert Hanson abdicated his duty to be
fair or neutral by considering a legal challenge to a 1998
state law filed by gay couples. Last week conservative
lawmaker Bill Sailer received a petition with more
than 6,000 signatures calling for impeachment of
the judge, which can be done through the legislature.
Sailer said Hanson overstepped his authority last August
when he ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex
marriage, according to the article. The ruling is on
appeal. (The Advocate)
