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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issues a split decision on the legality of Des Moines’ utility fee

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis handed down a read more

Iowa Supreme Court, citing the Iowa Constitution, limits warrantless searches of containers in impounded vehicles

The Iowa Supreme Court added another category of police searches where it invoked the Iowa Constitution to extend broader protection than the U.S. Supreme Court has granted under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

For drivers whose vehicles ar …

Divided Iowa Supreme Court keeps county attorney on the job, despite sexual harassment complaints

by Rox Laird | 7.12

Van Buren County Attorney Abraham Watkins was removed from office by a District Court judge who ruled that Watkins “engaged in misconduct or maladministration by regularly committing sexual harassment” of female employees.

The court record reciting Watk …

Felony-murder rule can be applied to juveniles, Iowa Supreme Court rules

by Rox Laird | 6.29

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the felony-murder rule may be applied to juvenile offenders in a decision upholding the sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole for a defendant who was 16 at the time of the crime.

Keyon Harrison was found guilty by a Polk County jury of first-degree murder for his role …

Defendant did not violate the Iowa Civil Rights Act for discrimination it was unaware of, Iowa Supreme Court rules

by Rox Laird | 6.29

An applicant for a firefighter position is rejected after the employer’s consulting physician concludes the applicant is medically unqualified without disclosing the reason: The applicant had recently had symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Did the employer violate the disability discrimination provision of the Iowa Civ …

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Deeply divided Supreme Court upholds new law on absentee ballot request forms

Two starkly different perspectives were articulated by members of the Iowa Supreme Court in majority and dissenting opinions on the constitutionality of a new state statute requiring county auditors to contact voters who omit personal identification information, including their voter ID numbers, from absentee ballot request …

Iowa Supreme Court to hear appeal on constitutionality of law on absentee ballot request forms

The Iowa Supreme Court has agreed to consider an appeal in a case that could decide the constitutionality of recent legislation passed by the Iowa General Assembly that prevents county election officials from using a statewide voter database to fill in voter identification numbers missing from absentee ballot request forms. …

Iowa Supreme Court reverses Polk County ruling on absentee ballot request forms

With an election just over two weeks away, the Iowa Supreme Court Thursday appeared to close the books on a flurry of litigation on the question of what information county election officials may or may not include on absentee ballot request forms.

In an unsigned opinion in Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, De …

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