Commentary
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center senior scholar
Is it all over but the shouting?
Proponents of gay marriage may have reason to think so after major victories in Iowa and Vermont this month. On April 3, a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage and four days later the Vermont Legislature overrode the governor’s veto to enact a bill allowing same-sex marriage.
Of course, four states (Massachusetts and Connecticut are the other…






