Former Iowa Supreme Court justices receive JFK Profile in Courage award

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Iowa

March 14, 2012

Des Moines, Iowa: Three former Iowa Supreme Court justices have been chosen to receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for striking down Iowa's ban on same-sex marriage.[1][2] The honors are given out by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and this year have been bestowed upon former justices David Baker and Michael Streit, former Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, and US ambassador to Syria Robert Ford.[1] The justices, who unanimously voted against the ban on same-sex mariage, were all voted out of office the following year.[1]

Meanwhile, the four remaining supreme court judges involved in the dissolution of the ban are facing impeachment.[3][4] House resolutions 47 through 50 would begin impeachment proceedings, and conservative lawmakers have urged action on the items.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Boston Globe, "Iowa judges who legalized same-sex marriage selected to receive John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage awards," March 12, 2012 (dead link)
  2. ↑ The Boston Herald, "Ex-Iowa judges, ambassador to Syria get JFK award," March 12, 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 KCRG, "Lawmaker Renews Call for Impeachment of Iowa Supreme Court Justices," March 13, 2012
  4. ↑ WCF Courier, "House urged to act on impeachment of Iowa Supreme Court justices," March 12, 2012
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