Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in five cases Tuesday and Wednesday
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases Tuesday and Wednesday. Six more cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of the cases that will be submitted to the Court this week. Go to On Brief’s Cases...
Justice Mansfield describes appellate process in new podcast
Iowa Supreme Court Justice Edward Mansfield describes how Iowa’s appellate process works in the newest installment of the Judicial Branch’s “In the Balance” podcast posted Tuesday. Mansfield explains to podcast host Marissa Gaal the difference between retained cases...
Deeply divided Supreme Court upholds new law on absentee ballot request forms
Two starkly different perspectives were articulated by members of the Iowa Supreme Court in majority and dissenting opinions on the constitutionality of a new state statute requiring county auditors to contact voters who omit personal identification information,...
Iowa Supreme Court to hear appeal on constitutionality of law on absentee ballot request forms
The Iowa Supreme Court has agreed to consider an appeal in a case that could decide the constitutionality of recent legislation passed by the Iowa General Assembly that prevents county election officials from using a statewide voter database to fill in voter...
Iowa Supreme Court reverses Polk County ruling on absentee ballot request forms
With an election just over two weeks away, the Iowa Supreme Court Thursday appeared to close the books on a flurry of litigation on the question of what information county election officials may or may not include on absentee ballot request forms. In an unsigned...
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Justice Mansfield describes appellate process in new podcast
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Deeply divided Supreme Court upholds new law on absentee ballot request forms
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear appeal on constitutionality of law on absentee ballot request forms
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