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Iowa Supreme Court denies State’s bid for rehearing on standard of review for abortion regulations

On July 1 the State of Iowa filed a petition urging the Iowa Supreme Court to rehear its June 17 ruling on abortion in Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Reynolds. (Read our previous post on the Court’s prior ruling read more

Divided Iowa Supreme Court strikes down precedent on animal confinements

by Rox Laird | 6.30

The Iowa Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling handed down June 30 overturned a 2004 decision that created a path for challenging Iowa’s law protecting animal confinement operators from nuisance suits as a violation of the inalienable rights clause of the Iowa Constitution.

In that 2004 ruling, read more

Iowa Supreme Court’s splintered abortion ruling: Four opinions covering 182 pages

by Rox Laird | 6.17

The Iowa Supreme Court’s June 17 ruling overturning its 2018 decision that recognized a fundamental right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution did more than overturn that four-year-old precedent.

The Court, in four separate op …

Was a real estate agent liable when a prospective buyer fell on an icy driveway? The Iowa Supreme Court says no

by Rox Laird | 6.15

The Iowa Supreme Court held that a seller’s real estate agent was not liable for a potential buyer’s injuries suffered when visiting a home listed for sale in a decision handed down June 10.

Amanda DeSousa was getting out of a vehicle …

911 dispatcher with PTSD is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, Iowa Supreme Court holds

by Rox Laird | 6.09

An emergency dispatcher traumatized by a distraught mother screaming for two minutes “Help me, my baby is dead” is eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even though the job comes with distressing calls, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled June 3.

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Work of Iowa Supreme Court continues during summer break between terms

Since the Iowa Supreme Court ended its 2022-23 term June 30 with release of all remaining decisions, the justices have been spending the summer months on court administration matters that could affect the practice of law and operation of Iowa courts for years to come.

Among the items on the Court’s administrative term …

Iowa Supreme Court seeks public comment on proposed rules governing remote court proceedings

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court created temporary rules for conducting remote trial and appellate proceedings when in-person hearings and trials were not considered safe.

Although Covid concerns have receded, Iowa judges, lawyers, and court administrators have recognized the need to con …

Iowa Code section 20.32 does not extend broader bargaining rights to nontransit employees, Iowa Supreme Court rules

In an opinion filed February 24, 2023, the Iowa Supreme Court in City of Ames v. Iowa Public Employment Relations Board ruled Iowa Code section 20.32 does not extend broader bargaining rights to nontransit employees in a bargaining unit made up of 30 percent or more transit employees. Justice Waterman delivered the …

Iowa Supreme Court holds subpoenas served on a non-party should have been quashed for imposing an undue burden

In an opinion filed on February 10, 2023, the Iowa Supreme Court in In the Matter of the Subpoenas Issued to Dethmers Manufacturing Company held subpoenas relating to a Louisiana products liability suit but issued from an Iowa court to a nonparty in Iowa imposed an undue burden under the Iowa Civil Rules of Procedu …

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