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Transparency at the Iowa Supreme Court and Post-9/11 Muslim America

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In 2010 three Iowa Supreme Court Justices lost their election for retention.  The defeat sparked major changes which increased transparency and public outreach at the state’s highest court.  Today Sarah Boden fills in for Ben Kieffer and discusses this new era of transparency with Todd Pettys of the University of Iowa's College of Law.

Also Moustafa Bayoumi, award-winning author of "How Does It Feel To Be A Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America" discusses Muslin life in post-9/11 American. 

Katherine Perkins is IPR's Program Director for News and Talk