Were you surprised at how comprehensive the ruling was? Were you surprised at the State Supreme Court's unanimity?

"It was clear that the court understood the historical significance of this. Normally, you have ten minutes for arguments. They gave us each 30 minutes. And then, during argument, they said, forget about the time limits. They treated it as a very historical case. One of the reasons this case was filed in Iowa [was that the state has a] history of being, progressive, of protecting individual liberties. If you read the opinion, they make references to decisions as early as 1839 [like the one] prohibiting slavery in Iowa. They were pretty mindful of that. The fact that they were unanimous -- I wasn't completely surprised by that. I've been before these justices. They're a pretty intelligent group, and they've demonstrated in the past that they were not afraid to rule on the law the way they see it."

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