Yep, the times are a changing…

by Dave

Justice in Iowa. I may have more on this later after I read the opinion.

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6 comments

1 E.D. Kain { 04.03.09 at 9:06 am }: This is great news.
2 Chris Dierkes { 04.03.09 at 9:37 am }: While Iowa is heartland geographically it is a lot different culturally than say a Kansas, Oklahoma, or Nebraska. Iowa (like Illinois and Wisconsin, Minnesota) has a stronger history of progressive (sometimes populist) politics. So this doesn’t really surprise me all that much.
3 Dave { 04.03.09 at 10:13 am }: I agree with both of you. I’m starting to get in the meat of the opinion. I’ve seen Lawrence cited a couple of times, which is always nice.
4 Dave { 04.03.09 at 10:15 am }: It looks like heightened scrutiny is being applied – the opinion cites Footnote Four in perhaps the only way that libertarians can possibly approve with respect to the protection of discrete and insular minorities.
5 Mark Thompson { 04.03.09 at 10:49 am }: Very busy today – but a unanimous decision? Interesting, no matter what state it is.
6 Dave { 04.03.09 at 11:18 am }: Mark, if one of the commenters at Volokh is correct, unanimous decisions in Iowa are typical. I’m about halfway through the opinion.