The owners of a whitetail deer hunting preserve in southern Iowa say the Iowa Department of Natural Resources exceeded its authority in its efforts to prevent the spread of a deer disease, which ultimately led to the closure of the preserve and the loss of nearly $1 million in business.
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Voters solidly back all 66 Iowa judges standing for retention
After choosing a president on Election Day, voters move “down ballot” to Congressional and state legislative candidates. Iowa voters not only must go down ballot but to the back of the ballot to make important choices – including judges standing for retention.
Battle over an acre of farmland may be headed to U.S. Supreme Court
How do you distinguish a wetland from an ordinary piece of farmland?
That question has been the subject of protracted federal agency and court proceedings for eight years. Now it could be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Iowa Supreme Court argument recap: Justices keep cards close to the vest in immigration case
It is hard to predict where the Iowa Supreme Court might go with an immigration case argued Thursday based on the questions directed at the opposing lawyers.
Martha Martinez, who came to the United States at the age of 11, is being tried in Muscatine County …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Does federal immigration policy preempt Iowa’s criminal laws?
Martha Martinez was brought to the United States in 1997, when she was 11 years old and has lived in Muscatine as an undocumented immigrant ever since. So when President Barack Obama established the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” by executive order in 2012, Martinez saw an opportu …
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Court of Appeals Chief Judge Danilson to retire in January
David Danilson, chief judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals, has announced his retirement effective Jan. 4, 2019. Danilson said he hopes to continue to serve as a senior judge on the appeals court after retiring, according to a
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in five cases Nov. 13 and 14. Five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are summaries of the November cases. Go to On Brief’s
Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers are authorized to issue traffic citations to drivers only for statutory regulations relating to vehicle operating authority, registration, size, weight, and load, the Iowa Supreme Court
Video games resembling slot machines that award prizes will not be showing up in laundromats or convenience stores anytime soon, as a result of an Oct. 12 ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court … On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog is devoted to appellate litigation with a focus on the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.The Iowa Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in five cases Nov. 13 and 14
Iowa Supreme Court: DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers exceeded their authority on traffic citations
Slot-machine-like gaming machines are subject to gambling law, Iowa Supreme Court rules
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