[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gay-marriage-in-trouble-in-iowa-prop-8-in-court-again-in-california\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gay-marriage-in-trouble-in-iowa-prop-8-in-court-again-in-california\/","headline":"Gay Marriage in Trouble in Iowa; Prop 8 in Court Again in California","name":"Gay Marriage in Trouble in Iowa; Prop 8 in Court Again in California","description":"Federal money fueling fight against gay marriage in Iowa and Prop 8 pops up in California courtroom\u2014againBy Jason Carson Wilson The Iowa Family Policy Center...","datePublished":"2011-08-29","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gay-marriage-in-trouble-in-iowa-prop-8-in-court-again-in-california\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":231,"articleBody":" Federal money fueling fight against gay marriage in Iowa and Prop 8 pops up in California courtroom\u2014againBy Jason Carson WilsonThe Iowa Family Policy Center hopes to eradicate the Hawkeye state&#8217;s social progress. It&#8217;s dedicated to ending legally recognized gay marriage. The crusade garnered Associated Press scrutiny, revealing federal money helps fuel&nbsp;its campaign.Iowa Family&nbsp;Policy Center received a&nbsp;$2.2 million U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant&nbsp;for counseling and education, the AP and Care2.com reported. However, nearly $200,000 covered salaries and utilities, while the organization fought gay marriage in Iowa.The Iowa Family Policy Center successfully&nbsp;ousted Iowa&nbsp;Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus as well as Justices David Baker and Michael Streit during a Nov. 2010 election, according to USA Today. A&nbsp;2009 Iowa Supreme Court ruling brought marriage equality to the Midwest.Proposition 8 returned to a&nbsp;California courtroom today. A federal judge heard arguments about releasing&nbsp;video recordings of the&nbsp;2010 trial. The ballot measure, passed in November 2008, banned gay marriage in the state.&nbsp;U.S. District Chief&nbsp;Judge&nbsp;Vaughn R. Walker&nbsp;recorded the&nbsp;proceedings&nbsp;for personal use, The Washington Post reported.Walker, who is gay and has a partner, ruled Proposition 8 was unconstitutional.&nbsp;Opponents claimed his sexual orientation and 10-year relationship clouded his judgment, prompting more legal action."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Gay Marriage in Trouble in Iowa; Prop 8 in Court Again in California","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gay-marriage-in-trouble-in-iowa-prop-8-in-court-again-in-california\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]