Jury Finds Branstad Discriminated Against Gay Employee

“A jury has awarded a gay former state official $1.5 million in damages, finding that he was discriminated against based on his sexual orientation,” the Des Moines Register reports.

“The eight-person jury decided Monday that the state of Iowa and former Gov. Terry Branstad (R) retaliated against former Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey and discriminated against Godfrey based on his sexual orientation.”