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WINDY CITY TIMES
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Iowa's ousted justices honored for political courage
2012-03-21
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Three Iowa Supreme Court Justices who were ousted in the 2010 judicial retention vote will receive the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in May, the highest and most prestigious award that can be bestowed upon public servants, according to a press release. The award was created to celebrate political courage.
Justices Marsha Ternus, Michael Streit and David Baker will receive the award May 6.
The 24th Annual May Dinner celebrates the life and legacy of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy and the 50th anniversary of their White House years. Hosted by Caroline Kennedy and Board Chair Kenneth R. Feinberg, and co-chaired by Gerard F. Doherty and Peter & Carolyn Lynch, the dinner is held on the eve of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony.
On April 3, 2009, the Iowa State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that excluding same-sex couples from marriage was unconstitutional. In August 2010, the state's most prominent anti-equality leader, Family Leader CEO Bob Vander Plaats, launched an attack on the three Iowa Supreme Court justices who were up for retention on the November 2010 ballot.
Through a campaign bankrolled by out-of-state anti-gay groups and leaders, most notably the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and the American Family Association (AFA), the three justices were ousted.
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