DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of legal, business and labor advocates is working to support three Iowa Supreme Court justices under fire for a decision last year legalizing gay marriage.
The coalition plans a panel discussion Wednesday featuring retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. She has been outspoken about what she sees as an effort to politicize the judicial process, something supporters of the Iowa Supreme Court justices say is happening in the state.
Backers of the justices oppose a campaign led by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats to oust the judges in November's retention election.
Vander Plaats says the justices should be replaced because their ruling reflected judicial activism.
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