IOWA SUPREME COURT CASES IN THE PIPELINE

2024-2025 TERM

Date of Argument
Nothing scheduled

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
24-0641	Ls Power Midcontinent, LLC and Southwest Transmission, LLC v. State	MidAmerican Energy Appellant Brief MidAmerican Energy Appellant Reply Brief ITC Midwest Appellant Brief ITC Midwest Appellant Reply Brief ITC Midwest Appellant Supp. Reply Brief State Appellant Brief State Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Supplemental Brief Midcontinent Amicus Curiae Brief Resale Power Group Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0298	Martin Robinson v. Central Iowa Power Coop.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Central IA Power Appellee Brief Ludolph Appellee Brief
24-0882	In The Matter Of Property Seized For Forfeiture From Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0879	In The Matter Of Property Seized For Forfeiture From Shelby Cason and In The Matter Of Property Seized For Forfeiture From Bitcoin Depot Operating, LLC	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-2035	Rhonda C. Lucas v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co. and Peter J. Warhol	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0628	Darrell Jeffrey McClure v. Corteva Agriscience LLC	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-2114	State of Iowa v. Charles Aaron Amble and John Joseph Mandracchia	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Amble Appellee Brief Mandracchia Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief
23-1375	State of Iowa v. Ronald Eugene Cooley	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
24-0346	Kelly Brodie v. Jerry R. Foxhoven	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Vor, Inc. Amicus Curiae Brief

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1220	Amie Villarini v. Iowa City Community School District	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
22-1865	County Bank v. Clinton Allan Shalla and Michelle Lynn Shalla	Application for Further Review County Bank Resistance to Further Review Chris Goerdt Resistance to Further Review Peoples Trust Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Chris Goerdt Appellee Brief County Bank Appellee Brief Peoples Savings Bank Appellee Brief

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1786	State of Iowa v. Vanessa Renae Gale	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0964	State of Iowa v. Hope Jennifer Clark	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0605	Valerie Rheeder v. Shellene Gray	Gray Appellant Brief Gray Appellant Reply Brief City of Marion Appellant Brief City of Marion Appellant Reply Brief Slagle Appellant Brief Slagle Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-0509	Douglas B. Wilson and Jane Wilson v. Shenandoah Med. Ctr.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1391	State of Iowa v. Jordan Kevin Cole	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0700	Doe v. Western Dubuque Cmty. Sch. Dist.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
24-0261	State of Iowa v. Kevin Dwayne Woods, Jr.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Monday, February 17, 2025

	Case Name	Brief
23-1218	State of Iowa v. Patrick Wayman Scullark, Jr.	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1617	Estate of Sharon Kahn and Vicki Hodges v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief State of Iowa Appellee Brief City of Clermont Appellee Brief Fayette Co. Appellee Brief

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
24-0289	Theron M. Christensen v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Story Cnty.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief State of IA Supporting Plaintiff Amicus Curiae Brief IA County Attorneys’ Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief State Public Defender Amicus Curiae Brief

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1766	Eugene Sikora v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
22-2048	Fatima E. Belhak, et al. v. Women’s Care Specialists, P.C.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-1414	League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa v. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Iowa State Senators Amicus Curiae Brief

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-0603	Nedzad Mehmedovic v. Tyson Foods, Inc.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Tyson, White, Banks Appellee Brief Hart, Brustkern, Casey Appellee Brief

Case No.	Case Name	Brief	Opinion
22-1721	Bradshaw Renovations, LLC v. Barry and Jacklynn Graham	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0462	State of Iowa v. Amadeus Demetrius Mcclain	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1154	Estate of Phillip Raymond Morgan v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-2030	In the Matter of David James Hanson, a Magistrate	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1308	John Dostart v. Columbia Insurance Group	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0826	Katie Venechuk n/k/a Katie Vandewalker v. Gary A. Landherr	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief IowaFathers Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
22-1599	Scott Hampe v. Charles Gabus Motors, Inc., d/b/a Toyota of Des Moines	Application for Further Review Resistance to Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Gadimina Appellee Brief Charles Gabus Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1199	1000 Friends of Iowa v. Polk Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1625	Krystal Wagner, individually and as administrator of the Estate of Shane Jensen v. State of Iowa, et al.	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellant Supplemental Brief Appellant Supplemental Reply Brief Appellee Supplemental Brief	Opinion
23-0413	State of Iowa v. Allan Robert Sievers	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0205	Jahn Patric Karlin and Sara Louise Karlin v. Dr. Barclay A. Monaster, M.D.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Dr. Monaster Appellee Brief Jones and Physicians Clinic Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0156	Heartland Co-op v. Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-1017	Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-1018	Ronald Stoughton and Rebecca Myers v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-1019	Elizabeth Bright v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0864	Antoine Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0621	State of Iowa v. Ewaun Connor Gardner, Jr.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0373	Harvey L. Harrison v. Lisa Mickey	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief State of Iowa Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
24-0085	Brandon Daniel Ruiz v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0027	Marlene Banwart and Richard Banwart v. Neurosurgery of North Iowa, P.C.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Getta Appellee Brief Neurosurgery Appellee Brief Getta Appellee Reply Brief Neurosurgery Appellee Reply Brief	Opinion
23-1662	J. Doe v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Polk Cnty.	Not available	Opinion
23-0434	State of Iowa v. Jason Michael Pirie	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0321	Waterloo Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0053	State of Iowa v. Taylor Christopher Smith	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0030	Jessenia Burton v. West Bend Mutual Ins. Co.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief IA Psych Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief Pearson Clinical Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
24-0297	In re N.F.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0189	Michael Chandler v. Iowa Dep’t of Corrections	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief IA Prof. Fire Fighters Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-1928	Benjamin G. Trane v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief	Opinion
23-1829	Marleny Rivas v. Derek Brownell and Lindsey Wessel	Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1729	Dr. Allen Diercks and Diane Holst v. Scott County, Iowa and Kerri Tompkins	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief IA Freedom of Information Council Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-1510	Degeneffe and Degeneffe v. Home Pride Contractors, Inc.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Midwest Roofing Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-1063	State of Iowa v. Alison Elaine Dorsey	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0958	Abbas v. Franklin Co. Bd. of Supervisors	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0786	State of Iowa v. Isaiah Cecil Hakeem Duffield	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0670	MIMG CLXXII Retreat on 6th, LLC v. Mackenzie Miller and Parties in Possession	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief IA Legal Aid Amicus Curiae Brief Greater IA Apartment Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-0672	MIMG CLXXII Retreat on 6th, LLC v. Mackenzie Miller and Parties in Possession	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief IA Legal Aid Amicus Curiae Brief Greater IA Apartment Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-0598	State of Iowa v. Ezekiel Kieffer	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0439	Principal Securities, Inc. v. Mark A. Gelbman	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0243	Estate of Larry Joe McVay	Appellant Brief	Opinion
22-2098	Smith v. Iowa Assoc. of Cmty. College Trustees	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Cmty. Colleges Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
22-1801	In re Estate of Johnston	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1601	Hunter Three Farms, LLC v. Richard Hunter	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1188	State of Iowa v. Lukouxs Alan Brown	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-0023	State of Iowa v. Tyre Dewayne Brown	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
21-1425	State of Iowa v. Gerry Harland Greenland	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1974	State of Iowa v. Wichang Gach Chawech	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0480	State of Iowa v. Artell Jamario Young	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1600	Bryan C. Singer v. City of Orange City and Kurt Federes	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief ACLU Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-0005	John Feller v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0300	Ashley Lynn Koester v. Eyerly-Ball Cmty. Mental Health Serv.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1371	Silvia R. Cianzio v. Iowa State University	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-0056	Second Injury Fund of Iowa v. Regena Strable	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-2021	Todd P. Halbur v. Stephen Larson, Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverages Div., in his Official Capacity	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1075	State of Iowa v. Ashlee Marie Mumford	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-2098	Rochon Corp. of Iowa, Inc. v. DMACC	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Comm Colleges Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-1186	Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC v. Kent Kasischke	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Iowa Utility Assoc. Amicus Curiae Brief Liquid Energy Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion
23-1356	Merle D. Brendeland v. Iowa Dep’t. of Transp.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1448	State of Iowa v. Jeffrey John Flynn	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0970	In re N.S.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1967	Daniel Murillo v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-0380	State of Iowa v. Chad Allen Staton	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1317	S.K., a legally incapacitated Minor by and through his Conservator, Thomas T. Tarbox v. Obstetric & Gynecological Assoc. of Iowa City and Coralville, P.C.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1681	State of Iowa v. Corey Robert Fenton	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0054	Dupaco Comm. Credit Union v. Iowa Dist. Ct. for Linn Co.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0579	In the Interest of J.V., Minor Child	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1117	State of Iowa v. Reuben Daniel Schooley	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
22-1419	Katherine Avenarius and Paul Avenarius v. State of Iowa	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0819	State of Iowa v. Sarah Rae Berg	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0217	Bryan Norris v. Trudy Paulson, et al.	Application For Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-0661	Linn County Auditor Joe Miller v. Iowa Voter Registration Comm’n	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1122	State of Iowa v. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
23-1285	State of Iowa v. Eric Lamont Harris	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief	Opinion
24-1426	Nicholas Gluba v. State Objections Panel	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Intervenors Brief IA Democratic Party Amicus Curiae Brief	Opinion

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
24-0828	Sandra K. Mormann, Individually and as Administrator of The Estate of Augustin G. Mormann, and Daniel J. Mormann, Individually v. City of Manchester, Iowa and James Louis Wessels	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0894	Gregg Mandsager v. City of Muscatine, Diana Broderson, Individually and In Her Official Capacity As Mayor of The City of Muscatine, Kelcey Brackett, Individually and In His Official Capacity As Councilmember of The City of Muscatine, Osmond Malcolm, Individually and et. al.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-1123	Donald Lee Wyldes, Jr. v. State of Iowa	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief The Innocence Network Amicus Curiae Brief
24-1351	Benjamin Fogle and Amanda Fogle, On Behalf of Minor Child P.F. v. Clay Elementary School-Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Andrea Burns and Carla Rivas, Individually and In Their Official Capacities with Southeast Polk Community School District	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-1352	Ashley Hall and Ryan Hall, On Behalf of Minor Child A.H. v. Southeast Polk Junior High School – Southeast Polk Community School District, Dirk Halupnik, Joseph Horton, Michael Dailey, Jacob Bartels, and Georgia Casner, Individually and In Their Official Capacities With Southeast Polk Community School District	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0453	J. Doe v. Iowa District Court for Polk County	not available
24-0548	The Law Office of Shawn Shearer, P.C., Shawn Shearer and Theodore F. Sporer v. Iowa District Court for Fremont County	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0769	State of Iowa v. Lynn Melvin Lindaman	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Reply Brief
24-0239	State of Iowa v. Austin Dean Mahana	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0353	State of Iowa v. Ronald Richard Pagliai	Appellant Brief Appellee Brief Amicus Curiae Brief
24-0727	In Re: Davenport Building Collapse	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-1053	In Re: Estate of Felton	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-1422	Beecher Store, Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverages Division	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-1704	Teresa Marie Rarick and Richard Dee Rarick v. Wesley R. Smidt, M.D. and Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, P.C.	Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellant Supplemental Brief Appellee Brief Appellee Supplemental Brief

Case No.	Case Name	Brief
23-2113	Jenna Sondag v. Orthopaedic Specialists, P.C. and John Hoffman, M.D.	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-2016	State of Iowa v. Christopher Hidlebaugh	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1845	Mark Fink and Stacey Fink v. Donald Lawson and Linda Lawson	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1402	Den Hartog Industries and West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Tyler Dungan	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellee Brief
23-1468	State of Iowa v. Frederick Lee Hawkins, III	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-1475	State of Iowa v. Matthew James Meisheid	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
23-2069	In re The Marriage of Matthew Kraus and Molly Kraus	Application for Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Brief of Appellant Brief of Appellee
24-0029	Robert Teig v. Patrick Loeffler, Ashley Vanorney, Dale Todd, Brad Hart, Ann Poe, Tyler Olson and Scott Olson	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief
24-0509	Iowa Northern Railway Company v. Floyd County Board of Supervisors and Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees for Joint Drainage District Nos. 5 and 56	Application for Further Review Resistance to Further Review Court of Appeals Opinion Appellant Brief Appellant Reply Brief Appellee Brief

Iowa Supreme Court rejects bid to abolish exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement

A law enforcement officer making a roadside stop is legally allowed to search a vehicle without a warrant under an “automobile exception” to the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures granted by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and separately under the Iowa Constitution. That exception, recog …

Iowa Supreme Court: Union Pacific Railroad not liable for worker’s suicide

The Union Pacific Railroad Co. is not liable under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for the death of an employee who took his own life from emotional distress caused by his supervisor’ harassment, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down April 25.

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Iowa Supreme Court removes judicial magistrate from bench for racially derogatory and ‘demeaning and sophomoric’ statements

The Iowa Supreme Court removed a part-time judicial magistrate from the bench in a unanimous decision issued April 18 for violations of the Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct in making a racially derogatory statement in an open court proceeding and by making a “demeaning and sophomoric” justification in a written order denying an arrest warrant.

Iowa Supreme Court revives suit against Polk County over rezoning decision on Family Leader project

Five individual plaintiffs living near a non-profit group’s proposed office and event center have standing to pursue claims alleging they would be injured by development in what is now an area zoned for agricultural use. The Iowa Supreme Court reached this conclusion in a decision handed down April 4.

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