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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Courts - Judicial retention races in Illinois and Iowa continue in the news
"No Opponent, But Big Money In Illinois Justice's Race" is the title of a great story this morning by Carrie Johnson of NPR's Morning Edition. Here is the caption from one of the photos:
Even though [Justice] Kilbride is running unopposed, his race to keep his seat on the Illinois Supreme Court has become the second most expensive judicial retention campaign in American history.This supplements the Oct. 20th ILB entry quoting a long story from the Chicago Tribune on the race.
Another big retention battle is going on in Iowa, as reported in this Oct. 14th ILB entry headed "Retention battle being waged in Iowa re three justices." A story today in the DesMoines Register from Grant Schulte begins:
Both sides of the Iowa Supreme Court retention debate embarked on statewide tours Monday to summon voters for the high-stakes election that could change the way state courts do business.Advocates for the judges and justices warned that ousting all 74 on the Nov. 2 ballot would overwhelm an already backlogged court system and threaten public safety. Groups that want to remove the three justices on the ballot urged voters to say "no" in response to last year's gay marriage ruling, a decision they say was not the court's to make. * * *
The anti-retention campaign, backed by the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Research Council, left Des Moines in an eye-catching purple bus with all three justices' faces emblazoned on the side, each with the word "No" beneath it.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 26, 2010 08:55 AM
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