Election-Campaign Law

"Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench"
"Ouster of Iowa Judges Sends Signal to Bench": A.G. Sulzberger will have this article Thursday in The New York Times. And The Washington Post has a news update headlined "Gay marriage fight targeted Iowa judges, politicizing rulings on issue...

Iowans vote to oust all three Supreme Court justices
All three Iowa Supreme Court justices up for retention election have been ousted from the bench.Around 54 percent of Iowans voted not to retain each of the three judges: Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and associate justices Michael J...

New Judicial Ouster Group Named in Iowa
Former Republican candidate for governor Bob Vander Plaats today that “Iowa for Freedom” is the name of the group he will lead to push for the ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices in retention elections this fall...

IA Ouster Advocates Turn to Robo-Calls
A group that has aired TV advertising to press for the ouster of three Iowa Supreme Court justices (see Gavel Grab) now is also using automated telephone calls to reach voters. It was another sign of the unusually intense activity surrounding retention (up-or-down) elections in several states that Iowa for Freedom is using the automated [...

Election 2010: Dueling Over IA Ouster Drive
Dueling over the campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices reached a fever pitch today. Ouster advocates kicked off a 20-stop bus tour and their foes warned that removing all 74 judges up in November retention elections could threaten public safety...

Opponents of same-sex marriage target Iowa judges
Washington Post: "Conservative activists are trying to oust three judges on the state Supreme Court whose unanimous ruling last year legalized same-sex unions. Their decision stunned opponents nationwide and delighted advocates who were eager for a victory in the heartland...

Women and the Law
Women in the Justice System (judges, attorneys)

Pennsylvania Juvenille Detention
Judges Face Class Action