Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 9. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals …
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear an oral argument Thursday in one case that had originally been scheduled to be argued at the Drake University Law School. The case will be argued in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Judicial Branch Building, and livestreamed on the Court’s YouTube channel. Go to On Brief’s read more
Opinions in two cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, March 26. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals …
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in eight cases March 23 and 24. Eight other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Following are brief summaries of the March cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read the briefs filed in these cases. Go to On Brief’s
[This article by Matthew A. McGuire and Spencer S. Cady was originally published in the August 2022 issue of The Iowa Lawyer magazine. The 2021-2022 term statistics were compiled by Chris Slack.]
The 2021-2022 term of the Iowa Supreme Court concluded o …
The Iowa Supreme Court is responsible for supervising and regulating trial and appellate courts across the state. As the COVID-19 pandemic descended upon the state in early 2020, the Supreme Court was forced to issue emergency orders to protect the public and court staff while keeping the state’s court system functioning. …
The Iowa Supreme Court will go on the road to Denison Oct. 25 to hear oral arguments in an appeal by the State in a case involving a defendant who successfully argued in District Court that the State’s breath test evidence in a drunk-driving prosecution is inadmissible because he does not speak English and did not underst …
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Oct. 12 and 13. Five other cases will be submitted to the court without oral argument. Following are short summaries of the October cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Cou …
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