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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1981

Page

61

The Court Stripping Threat to Constitutional Order

An opinion arguing that upcoming bills in the Senate and House aim to strip federal and state courts of authority over school prayers desegregation abortion and draft registration. It warns this would erode judicial independence, risk a fragmented 50 interpretations of the Constitution, and echo 1937 court-packing fears.

White House Federal Courts Supreme Court Senate House Congress Robert Bork Richard Nixon Franklin Roosevelt

Periodic Observations From Thoughtful Eastern Iowans

A reader opinion column invites local residents from eastern Iowa to share their diverse reflections on topics of interest. The piece frames views as personal and invites further citizen expression.

Real life melodrama booms on television, not fiction

An 11 year old girl fights to keep her siblings from foster homes while other real life stories unfold on TV in docu drama. Critics compare realism on screen with 19th century theater and note truth may outpace fiction as journalism and TV blur lines between fact and drama.

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