A conservative advocacy group and six lawmakers asked the Iowa Supreme Court Monday to overturn a divorce decree that ended a civil union two lesbians obtained in Vermont.
Because Iowa law defines a marriage as a union between a man and a woman, the judge's decree recognized a marriage that never existed, the Iowa Liberty and Justice Center argued.
"Judges are appointed to rule according to the law, not create it," said Timm Ried, the lead attorney for the group.
Judge Jeffrey Neary granted the divorce Nov. 14 in Woodbury County District Court. He said he didn't immediately notice the gender of the couple involved, but decided to let the decision stand because the U.S. Constitution requires states to recognize each others' laws.
I'd linked to the original story earlier here. The AP has the latest news here.