Bert Brandenburg

Justice at Stake Campaign

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Executive Director of the Justice at Stake, a nonpartisan coalition that advocates for judicial independence; former Director of Public Affairs at the US Justice Department and a former staffer for Attorney General Janet Reno

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In April of last year, the seven-member Supreme Court of Iowa effectively legalized same-sex marriage in a unanimous opinion.  Last week, three of the justices faced a retention…

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