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Mark Cady, the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court who wrote key decisions on gay marriage and abortion access that frustrated conservatives, died at the age of 66.
Cady died unexpectedly Friday night from a heart attack.
“Tonight, the state lost a great man, husband, father, grandfather, and jurist,” the family said in a statement posted on the court’s website, according to the Stamford Advocate.
The Iowa state Supreme Court described him as an exceptional judge who was respected and beloved by his fellow jurists.
“His passing is a great loss to the court and the state he so loyally served,” the court wrote.
Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered on Saturday all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and to remain that way until a memorial service is held. She said she was heartbroken to learn of his death.
After Republicans took control of the state legislature and governor’s office, Cady became a key swing vote on the court in recent years, particularly when Republicans passed new laws aimed at expanding gun rights, restricting abortion, and barring gay marriage.
Cady wrote the opinion in 2009 that made Iowa the nation’s third state to permit same-sex marriage, which came years before the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down gay marriage bans throughout the country.
The ruling led to a backlash from conservatives, who voted out three of the justices in 2010, though Cady wasn’t up for a retention vote that year.
Last year, Cady led a 5-2 majority of justices who concluded that a law requiring women to wait 72 hours before a doctor could perform an abortion was unconstitutional because “autonomy and dominion over one’s body go to the very heart of what it means to be free.”
The ruling angered conservatives and led to passage of a law this year that gave the governor more control over nominees to put on the courts.
The law also reduced Cady’s eight-year term as chief justice by three years, forcing him to step down as chief in 2021.
Cady sided with the majority in a 4-3 decision three years ago that barred sentences of life without parole for teenagers, finding it cruel and unusual punishment.
-``And he worked to limit a 2017 law that allowed guns to be carried in courthouses throughout the state.
After issuing an order banning guns from courthouses, he compromised with a revised order allowing county supervisors or other local government officials to file written requests to allow guns in their buildings.
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"Six o' clock can be dangerous". Q
Yep may be interesting
https://twitter.com/DevinNunes/status/1196538760130965504?s=19
The Wages of Trump Fixation – @VDHanson https://t.co/erStZYJSHm
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Chairman @LindseyGrahamSC today announced that Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will testify before the Committee on Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
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I have seen this put in the chat by others. I have only started watching so I can’t give an educated opinion on him yet. I like that his videos tend to be short with little fluff. Whether or not the info is accurate or a misinformation, IDK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08bf28J7_zY
Howdy howdy y'all.
Thanks @crystalclear , @RAKRail & @lmbd for the heads up.... Taking a break and going to check them out
Judge Jeanine is on the 5 and was going at it with Juan...lol Jesse is spot on and letting it rip these days...
lol
He also took his training from O"Reilly which you have to be tough to work with Bill who gave him his start. @jakee528
Yeah that last round of texts was a hoot when she asked about him taking his cue from QAnon lol.
Yes and tweeted it.
Last week.
https://youtu.be/S2DbJtFDi9Y @Ann found this at the start of his career before Potus was elected
