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Category Archives: Issues
A Horrible Decision
On Monday, the Court said it was constitutionally okay to take a sample of “skin cells”. They might just as well take an arm or a leg, your heart, your brain, or your medical records. Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Privacy
Tagged DNA, Fourth Amendment, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Kagan, Justice Scalia, Justice Stotomayor, Maryland v. King
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A Book Report
Murder At The Supreme Court is a nonfiction book that goes in-depth to examine “Lethal Crimes and Landmark Cases” that have reached the United States Supreme Court. Continue reading
Enhancing Minority Disproportionate Incarceration Rates In Iowa
A minority impact statement is a significant portion of a fiscal note prepared by the nonpartisan Fiscal Division of the Iowa Legislative Services Agency. In cooperation with the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning of the Department of Human … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues
Tagged Fiscal Division - Iowa Legislative Services Agency, House File 528, Iowa County Attorneys Association, Iowa Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning, Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. Dave Dawson, Sen. Charles Schneider, Senate File 384, The Sentencing Project
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Bald Eagle Watch and Release on Sunday
SOAR – Saving Our Avian Resources is excited to announce that an eagle that had elevated lead levels is ready for release back to the wild! Join us at 2:00 p.m. at Jester Park Lodge, near Granger, Iowa, for a … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, General
Tagged Black Hawk Wildlife Rehabilitation Project, Iowa Natural Resource Commission, Jester Park, Jester Park Lodge, MacBride Raptor Project, Saylorville Bald Eagle Watch, SOAR, State Represenative Dan Kelley, State Representative Anesa Kajtazovic, State Representative Charles Isenhart, State Representative Sharon Steckman, Wildlife Care Clinic
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Oral Arguments: Please Pardon the Pun
In an unusual move, the Solicitor General, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., told the Supreme Court that he was not going to argue the case for the federal government because he believes the Third Circuit got it wrong. Continue reading
Death Penalty Discussion on the Fallon Forum
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Posted in Death Penalty, Issues
Tagged death penalty, Ed Fallon, Iowans Against the Death Penalty, Marty Ryan
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