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  • A Judicial Tidalwave?

    11/10/2010 6:15:27 AM PST · by iowamark · 5 replies
    The Iowa Republican ^ | November 5, 2010 | Nathan W. Tucker
    A conservative tsunami rolled across the nation Tuesday night, bringing with it Republican majorities to the U.S. House, governorships, and state legislatures.  But did the tidal wave also affect judicial races and ballot issues across the country? Iowa has received much of the media attention for firing three of its state Supreme Court justices who last year discovered a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.  These soon-to-be former justices will not only be making far more money in private practice then they ever did on the bench, but they will be saluted by the Bar whenever they enter a room.  They...
  • ‘No’ voters more intense in wanting to oust Iowa justices

    10/26/2010 9:52:47 PM PDT · by iowamark · 18 replies
    Cedar Rapids Gazette ^ | 10/25/2010 | James Q. Lynch
    Iowans are evenly split on whether to retain three Iowa Supreme Court justices with “no” voters exhibiting more intensity, according to a poll released Oct. 25. A recent poll conducted by NRG Research Group for Shaw & Company Research indicates also found the race for attorney general to be tight. The poll of 309 registered voters found 36 percent saying they will vote to re-elect the justices and 35 percent saying they will not. “These numbers track reasonably well with opposition to the Iowa Court’s decision to strike down legislation banning gay marriage,” pollster Daron Shaw of Shaw & Company...