On April 3, 2009 the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a 2007 decision by an Iowa District Court extending the freedom to marry to same-sex couples in that state.  While the final court ruling came on this day, the Iowa Democratic Party and its leadership have long supported marriage equality as a result of the hard work of Iowa Stonewall Democrats.  This position is clear and unequivocal as written in the state party platform and upheld by the pro-equality leadership of State Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and Democratic members of the state legislature.