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CARLSON v. WIGGINS

No. 11-1374.

675 F.3d 1134 (2012)

Steven CARLSON; Mary Granzow; Richard Kettells; William Ramsey, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Justice David WIGGINS, in his official capacity as Chairman of the State Judicial Nominating Commission; Jean Dickson; Steven J. Pace; Beth Walker; Amy J. Skogerson; Joseph L. Fitzgibbons; Guy R. Cook; H. Daniel Holm, Jr., in their official capacities as Elective Members of the State Judicial Nominating Commission; Margaret G. Redenbaugh; Coleen A. Denefe; Mary Beth Lawler; Madalin A. Williams; David C. Cochran; Steve Brody; Timothy L. Mikkelsen, in their official capacities as Appointive members of the State Judicial Nominating Commission; David K. Boyd, in his official capacity as State Court Administrator, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 9, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bopp Jr. , argued, Josiah Neeley , Joseph Adrian Vanderhulst , on the brief, Terre Haute, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Mark E. Schantz , Solicitor General, argued, Meghan Gavin , AAG, on the brief, Des Moines , IA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Steven Carlson, Mary Granzow, Richard Kettells, and William Ramsey (collectively, "Plaintiffs") filed a complaint and moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, alleging section 16, article V, of the Iowa Constitution, as implemented by Iowa Code sections 46.2, 46.4-46.10, and 46.14, violated their Fourteenth Amendment right to equal protection under the laws. The district court1 denied Plaintiffs...

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