The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025.
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June 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 10 cases in June 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions.
May 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025. In addition to the nine cases covered elsewhere on this blog, summaries for the remaining opinions are below.
April 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in seven cases in April 2025.
November 2024 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in eleven cases in November 2024. In addition to the four cases covered in individual stories on the blog, the remaining opinions from November are summarized below.
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Former Federal Home Loan Bank executive waited too long to file defamation suit, Iowa Supreme Court holds
A plaintiff suing former coworkers at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines for defamation waited too long to file suit in Polk County District Court because she failed to act on information she knew or should have known that could have formed the basis for a defamation claim before the statute of limitations expired, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a Jan. 9 decision.
Iowa Supreme Court: Iowa courts lack jurisdiction to hear suit against Indiana trucking company
Does a foreign corporation consent to the jurisdiction of Iowa’s courts when it registers with the Secretary of State to do business in this state, appoints an agent in Iowa for service of process, and is served with notice of a lawsuit through its Iowa…
October 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025.
Divided Iowa Supreme Court reaffirms 2024 decision barring minors’ closed-circuit testimony against accused
The Iowa Supreme Court in a decision issued Dec. 23 reaffirmed its 2024 ruling that allowing testimony by minors in criminal trials via one-way closed-circuit video violates defendants’ right to confront their accusers under the Iowa Constitution.
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