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Ruth Bettelheim, a marriage and family therapist, wrote in the New York Times that children’s voices are being ignored or suppressed in custody discussions and agreements. She argues that a custody arrangement generally governs the schedule of… MORE
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In Sanders County Republican Committee v. Bullock, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a Montana law that restricted political parties from endorsing or contributing to judicial campaigns. The Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the… MORE
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John Montgomery was the Communications Coordinator at IAALS. He was responsible for managing the online content for the organization and contributes to our marketing, print publications, and outreach efforts. He joined IAALS… MORE
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Over the last year, the percentage of women serving on the state’s courts has risen from 36.1 percent to 38.2 percent. Governor Malloy has contributed to this uptick, selecting women for 46 of 102 judicial vacancies since taking office in 2007… MORE
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Prior to a campaign recess, the U.S. Senate confirmed two of the 17 pending nominees for federal district court vacancies. Fourteen of the 17 nominees received unanimous approval from the senate judiciary committee. Vacancies in the… MORE
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A Philadelphia-based Tea Party group vowed to challenge the retention of two supreme court justices on the ballot in 2013 if the state’s voter ID law is not in place for the November elections. The justices joined a 4-2 majority … MORE
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Though the state’s judicial elections are nonpartisan in the sense that party affiliation does not appear on the ballot, the state Democratic Party endorsed a state representative who is challenging the sitting chief justice. Republicans… MORE
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Iowans for Freedom announced plans for a statewide “NO Wiggins” bus tour that will oppose judicial activism and the retention of one of the seven justices who in 2009 recognized a right to same-sex marriage in the state’s constitution.… MORE
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The executive board of the state Republican Party voted to oppose the retention of three supreme court justices in November. At the same time, the justices have the support of some prominent Republicans and conservatives.
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The conservative advocacy group Americans for Prosperity launched a campaign to highlight the records of the three justices standing for retention in November. The campaign includes television ads criticizing a supreme court ruling that… MORE