When does Grandfather have the final say? Well, it depends on the facts.
That was the conclusion of the Iowa Supreme Court in an a …
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Court guts unemployment rule on jailed workers
You can be fired for missing work because you are in jail, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you will be denied unemployment insurance benefits.
That’s according to the Iowa Supreme Court in a 4-3 ruling that gutted an Iowa administrative rule applied t …
Des Moines Water Works lawsuit is teed up for the Iowa Supreme Court’s next term
The Des Moines Water Works lawsuit against 10 agricultural drainage districts in three northern Iowa counties will not be tried in federal court in Sioux City for more than a year. But the nature of the lawsuit could be substantially altered by the Iowa Supreme Court as early as this fall. …
Iowa trucking company gets unanimous U.S. Supreme Court victory
A sexual harassment lawsuit against Cedar Rapids trucking company CRST that has bounced around the federal courts for more than a decade took yet another bounce at the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday.
The history of this case is so contorted that the Supreme Co …
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Iowa native tapped for vacancy on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
A Sioux City native has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to replace Judge Roger Wollman, who has announced he will take senior status.
Jonathan Kobes, now serving as general counsel to U.S. Sen. Mike Round …
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
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 … 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 …Iowa Supreme Court, citing the Iowa Constitution, limits warrantless searches of containers in impounded vehicles
Divided Iowa Supreme Court keeps county attorney on the job, despite sexual harassment complaints
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