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Three Des Moines police officers denied immunity by U.S. Court of Appeals in traffic stop case

Three Des Moines police officers who violated the constitutional rights of a Des Moines man by making a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion of a crime are not entitled to qualified immunity from personal liability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Federal court to hear appeal on Council Bluffs’ pit-bull dog ban

May a city legally ban the possession of a certain breed of dog – such as so-called pit bulls – on the rationale that the breed is responsible for more injuries than other dog breeds?

That question will be ar

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