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Iowa Senate resolution calls to overturn federal same-sex marriage ruling

In 2025, Iowa Republican Senator Sandy Salmon introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, which requests the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that legalized marriage equality across the United States.
The resolution builds on conservative concerns that Obergefell v. Hodges misinterprets the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment and represents judicial overreach, while similar symbolic efforts exist in other states.
Opponents note the resolution is non-binding, unlikely to advance during the current session, and ignores Iowa’s 2009 legalization of same-sex marriage via state Supreme Court in Varnum v. Brien.
Senator Salmon stated that the resolution seeks to reinstate the traditional understanding of marriage as a partnership between a man and a woman, while critics label the effort as restrictive and a diversion from more urgent state matters.
The resolution underscores ongoing cultural debates but does not change Iowa law, suggesting continued partisan disputes about LGBTQ+ rights amid a complex national legal landscape.

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