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Appeals court upholds injunction against Iowa’s ban on mask mandates in schools, but wants it narrowed

A group of Iowa parents of children with disabilities who sued the State to block enforcement of a state law banning mask mandates in schools are entitled to a preliminary injunction, but it should be narrowly tailored to apply only to schools with students with disabilities.

That is the thrust of a 27-page read more

Iowa Supreme Court to hear 9 cases January 19 and 20

by Rox Laird | 1.19

The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in nine cases Wednesday and Thursday, and five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are summaries of the January cases. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to rea …

Iowa Supreme Court rules on who can appeal a decision of the Iowa Public Information Board

by Rox Laird | 1.03

An attorney seeking public disclosure of law enforcement records related to the fatal shooting of a Burlington woman by a police officer in 2015 has standing to pursue his case in Polk County District Court, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30 in read more

County assessor’s list of property owners seeking anonymity may be kept confidential, Iowa Supreme Court rules

by Rox Laird | 12.23

A list of property owners who asked the Polk County Assessor’s Office to remove their names from the search function on the assessor’s website is a public record, but the list is exempt from disclosure under an exception in the Iowa Open Records Act, the Iowa Supreme Court held Dec. 17 in read more

Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in eight appeals Dec. 14 and 15

by Rox Laird | 12.13

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases December 14 and 15, and five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument.

Go to Iowa Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs in these appeals.

Following are summaries of the …

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Analyzing DNA voluntarily abandoned in public is not a search under the United States or Iowa Constitution, according to the Iowa Supreme Court

In a 5-2 decision, the Iowa Supreme Court held that police officers’ collection and testing of DNA on a drinking straw abandoned by a suspect in a restaurant did not constitute a search under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution or article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution. Two dissenting Justices ex …

Right to a jury does not apply to Consumer Fraud Act claims brought by the Attorney General, Iowa Supreme Court rules

Because Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act is enforced through civil proceedings aimed at making victims whole and preventing future fraudulent actions rather than punishment, defendants accused of violating the Act are not entitled to a trial by jury, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down May 26.

The State brou …

Municipal water utility not protected from strict liability for main breaks, Iowa Supreme Court rules

A municipal water utility is not shielded by the Iowa Tort Claims Act from strict liability for damage to a Council Bluffs couples’ home caused by water main breaks, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down May 19.

Jim and …

With sex-affirming surgery case declared moot by Iowa Supreme Court, resolution of constitutional questions awaits a future case

A case with a long procedural history in administrative and constitutional law that might have resolved the question of Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming surgery ended quietly May 12 when the Iowa Supreme Court declared the case moot. T …

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