When he needs a diversion from the job, Chief Justice Mark Cady loses himself in home improvement projects. Justice Daryl Hecht sings and plays an acoustic guitar. Justice Brent Appel plants trees on the family’s acreage. The three justices, who are standing for retention in…
Today, July 14, Nyemaster Goode and The Des Moines Register will be hosting a panel discussion regarding Iowa Supreme Court. The panel discussion starts at 4:30 and a reception will follow. Additional details are below. WHEN: Today! WHERE: Third Floor of the EMC Building at…
Have you in effect quit your job if you spend nearly a month in jail on charges that are later dismissed? That’s the question that the Iowa Supreme Court will face when it it convenes for oral arguments on Thursday. The answer could reverse 40…
[The following summary was written by Ethan Olson, a law clerk in Nyemaster Goode’s summer program.] Is a post-nuptial agreement, entered into in Florida and with a Florida choice of law provision, enforceable in Iowa, even if it would normally be invalid as violating public…
The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s summer newsletter is out, and it contains two articles by Nyemaster Goode attorney and On Brief contributor Ryan Koopmans. The first article discusses the Eighth Circuit’s conflicting, same-day decisions in United States v. Bruguier and United States v. Rouillard. (Our…
The Court heard oral argument in In re Detention of Harlow on September 9 and filed its opinion on October 9. Chief Justice Christensen wrote for the court that unanimously affirmed the district court’s judgment committing Joshua Harlow as a sexually violent predator (SVP).
On September 10, the Iowa Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in the case of State v. Belt and issued its opinion on October 2.
Is it inherently prejudicial to have a uniformed sheriff’s deputy stand next to the witness box while the defendant testifies?
Under what circumstances may a court reviewing a religious university’s decision to deny a religious exemption under the Iowa Civil Rights Act determine whether a student’s religious beliefs are genuine?
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