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UPDATE: Eighth Circuit denies ISU’s request for a stay

by Rox Laird | April 8, 2016

The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a two-sentence order has denied Iowa State University’s motion for a stay of U.S. District Judge James Gritzner’s January ruling that the university violated the First Amendment rights of students advocating reform of marijuana laws. (See Wednesday’s post for more background on this case.)

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