Iowa and 19 other states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to order the Environmental Protection Agency to halt enforcement of a rule limiting mercury emissi …
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Justice Scalia’s death could affect an Iowa college’s challenge to the contraceptives mandate
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic order of nuns, say their religious principles are violated by the Obamacare mandate that contraceptives must be covered by employer health insurance. The sisters’ appeal is one of seven combined cases set for argument next month before the U.S. Supr …
An Iowan on the Supreme Court? It’s happened before.
As Ryan noted here Monday, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jane Kelly of Cedar Rapids has been mentioned as a potential nominee by President Obama to replac …
Iowa Supreme Court to hold evening argument in case involving the death of a rock star and the constitutional rights of the unborn
Tomorrow, the Iowa Supreme Court will hold a special, evening session to hear oral arguments in The Estate of Paul Gray v. Daniel Baldi. The Iowa Supreme Court holds one evening session in Des Moines each year, and this one, in particular, is made for prime time: The lawsuit is about …
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As Iowa Supreme Court heads into last month of its term, 28 decisions are still in the pipeline
The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to release decisions in five cases Friday, which will bring to 82 the number of cases disposed of so far in the 2017-18 term.
The Court heard its final round of oral arguments on April 10, and all cases have now been submi …
A choice between giving up constitutional rights and personal property is no choice at all, the Iowa Supreme Court rules
A person who claims ownership of property seized by the State should not have to choose between invoking constitutional rights or forfeiting the property, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled May 25 (In the Matter of Property Seized From Jean Carlos Herrera and Ferndando Rodgriguez).
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The Iowa Civil Rights Act doesn’t reach beyond the state’s borders, Iowa Supreme Court rules
An Iowan working for Deere & Co. in China cannot sue for employment discrimination because the Iowa Civil Rights Act does not reach beyond the borders of Iowa, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled May 18.
Matthew Jahnke was brought back to Iowa from his China …
Legal malpractice claim tossed by the Iowa Supreme Court because the aggrieved client waited too long to sue
A client who accused her attorney of malpractice missed the deadline for filing a lawsuit against him, according to the Iowa Supreme Court.
Michelle Skadburg said she was acting on the advice of her attorney when she used her late mother’s $107,000 estate …
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