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Originally Posted by O'Sullivan Bere
I don't know if the judge in Iowa is a whack. I know gratuitously saying he is one when he makes a ruling under his state law and its constitution is spurious without examination of his opinion, case law, and state constitution.
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this but after that dig i thought i'd better check out the finer details of the case and opinion.
Turns out this judge himself, 2 hours after his ruling, put a stay on the ruling allowing opponents to appeal it.
He, in the case, but not in his opinion cited when the Iowa Supreme court upheld the ban. Anyway he doesn't seem to think he's bound by a higher court ruling but does that make him a whack? I dunno, maybe he over-stepped his mark? Your thoughts?
Edit: That was specifically asked to OSB, no disrespect to anyone else its just i'm asking him specifically from a legal POV, which is where his expertese lie.