Reynolds Given List of Three Women to Choose Next Iowa Supreme Court Justice The state nominating commission provided Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds a choice of three finalists, all women, for the vacancy on the Iowa Supreme Court. Shane Vander HartJuly 11, 20184 minute read
Judges Who Overstep Constitutional Authority Taint Judicial Process It isn’t the money involved in a judicial retention vote, but judges who overstep their bounds that taints the judicial process in Iowa and elsewhere. Shane Vander HartOctober 31, 20123 minute read
Judicial Politics Don Racheter explains that the Iowa judicial retention vote is not inserting judicial politics into the system, but is good government reform. Caffeinated ThoughtsOctober 9, 20126 minute read
Chris Rants’ Case for Voting Yes on David Wiggins Rings Hollow Former Iowa Speaker of the House Chris Rants says to vote yes on Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins retention. His logic has some flaws. Shane Vander HartOctober 4, 20124 minute read
Rekha Basu Shows Her Ignorance Once Again By Dale Mastrone Rekha Basu, in her August 5, 2012, opinion piece… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 7, 20122 minute read
Last Iowa Governor’s Race Debate: Contrasting Branstad and Culver on Judicial Retention, Selection and Political Speech in Churches (Updated) In the lightning round of yesterday’s final debate in Iowa’s Gubernatorial race,… Shane Vander HartOctober 22, 20105 minute read
On Judicial Nominations in Iowa This was from a reader’s email sent to Nathan Tucker (an attorney… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 1, 20103 minute read