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Iowa Supreme Court: Plaintiffs may sue State for damages under the Iowa Constitution

Iowa’s former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner has a right to sue the State for monetary damages under the Iowa Constitution, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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Iowa Supreme Court finds a warrantless breath test while operating a boat was involuntary and violated the Iowa Constitution.

by Rox Laird | 7.03

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a warrantless breath test used to prosecute Dale Pettijohn for operating a boat while …

A splintered Iowa Supreme Court reverses $1.4 million employment judgment

by Rox Laird | 6.29

The Iowa Supreme Court on June 23 reversed a $1.4 million sexual harassment jury verdict against a northeast Iowa ethanol plant and ordered a new trial.

Supreme Court’s lottery ruling a lesson for Iowa law enforcement

by Rox Laird | 6.23

Law enforcement authorities who dilly-dally in investigating crimes face the prospect of losing at trial because the statute of limitations clock has run out, the Iowa Supreme ruled Friday.

The Court threw out the 2015 conviction of Eddie Tipton, a former M …

Juvenile sentencing ruling exposes deep fissure on Iowa Supreme Court

by Rox Laird | 6.19

Mandatory minimum criminal sentences for juvenile offenders do not always violate the Iowa Constitution but they should be short and uncommon, the Iowa Supreme Court ru …

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Iowa Supreme Court to hear a case with constitutional implications in Feb. 20 evening session

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear an oral argument in a special evening session Monday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Judicial Branch Building. The evening session is an opportunity for members of the public who might otherwise be unable to attend court sessions to witness an oral argument in person.

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Detectives’ ‘distasteful’ deception crossed no constitutional lines, Iowa Supreme Court holds

The Iowa Supreme Court has for more than 60 years used what it has called a “common sense” standard for determining whether police officers cross a constitutional line by dangling the prospect of leniency before a criminal suspect that is likely to lead to a false confession.

Applying the precedent first enunciated i …

Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in 11 appeals Jan. 18 and 19

The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in 11 cases Jan. 18 and 19. Three other cases will be submitted to the court without oral argument. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs filed in these cases. Following are brief summaries of the January …

Divided Iowa Supreme Court reversed district court’s exclusion of criminal defendant’s family from attending trial under the Court’s COVID-19 Supervisory Order as a violation of the public right to trial

In State v. Brimmer, the Iowa Supreme Court was

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