August 20: Fair Courts Forum feat. former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus
On Tuesday, August 20, One Iowa will hold a Fair Courts Forum at the Thoreau Center in Des Moines, a project of the Iowa Fair Courts Coalition. Recent cases demonstrate that no matter the issue–health...
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The Family Leadership Summit: Finding Common Ground
I had no idea what to expect last weekend when I entered the Stephens Auditorium for the Family Leadership Summit in Ames. I was an attendee at the event organized by anti-equality organization The...
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A Fair Courts Forum: Talking about the courts
What happens when you bring together a former Supreme Court Chief Justice, an eminent law school dean, and a world class judicial advocate? We found out this week when the Iowa Fair Courts Coalition...
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Married same-sex couples will now be respected for all federal tax benefits
Today, in a call with United States Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, I learned that the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service would recognize legal same-sex marriages for all...
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Healthcare: Being LGBT is no longer a pre-existing condition
Last week, I attended a White House briefing in Washington, D.C. about the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as “Obamacare,” and how it would impact lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)...
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Iowa Court of Appeals denies HIV+ Iowan’s appeal
On September 11, 2009, Iowan Nick Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison and required to register as a sex offender for failing to disclose his HIV+ status to a partner. Mr. Rhoades was convicted...
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On Monday, October 7, a lawsuit was filed in Polk County Circuit Court by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty against the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Betty and...
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A third grade civics lesson about the judicial branch
Most of us learned about that government three-legged stool in our third grade civics lessons. It was the three legs that gave our government stability: executive, legislative and judicial. The...
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Recent victories prove courts’ importance
Jax and Heather Collins get married at the Salt Lake County Clerk’s office, Dec 23, 2013, but the Supreme Court has halted gay weddings in Utah. (AP) As Iowans, we are profoundly aware of the courts’...
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Iowa Is Better Than This
Today the Family Leader will hold its annual “Life, Marriage & Family Rally” at the state capitol. We know the Family Leader’s main objective this year will be around religious liberty legislation,...
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