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Iowa Supreme Court upholds hate crime conviction over burn that flag notes
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed Robert Geddes's five count trespassing as a hate crime conviction for posting handwritten notes on Boone homes displaying rainbow flags and decals with the taunt burn that gay flag. The majority said the case centers on conduct with intent, not protected speech, while a dissent questioned whether the recipients were tied to the protected class.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Robert Clark Geddes
Boone
Geddes
Iowa
Matthew McDermott
Ashley Stewart
Stewart
Jane Kirtley
University of Minnesota
University of Northern Iowa
Mauker Union
UNI
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Associated Press