Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in three cases Friday
Opinions in three cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, June 11. With those three cases decided, 17 cases argued in the 2020-21 term remain to be decided. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page and click on the “Cases Argued” tab to see which cases that were argued this term rema … read more
Iowa Supreme Court adopts a position on suspects’ right to counsel that earlier fell short of a majority
Five years ago, a deeply divided Iowa Supreme Court issued a decision on the question of whether a drunken driving suspect was entitled under State statute or the Iowa Constitution to speak privately to an attorney by phone before deciding whether to consent to a blood-alcohol test.
A plurality opinion for three of the s …
read moreIowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday — 20 cases remain to be decided this term
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, June 4.
With those four cases decided, 20 cases that were argued in the 2020-21 term remain to be decided. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page and click on the “Cases Argued” tab to see which cases that were argued this ter …
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Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in three cases Friday
Opinions in three cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 28. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of two of those cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in thes …
read moreIowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 21. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of three of those cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in the …
read moreIowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in six cases Friday
Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 14. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Iowa Supreme Court: Legislature’s limits on criminal appeals don’t violate the Constitution
Criminal defendants have argued in appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court that recent legislation enacted by the Iowa General Assembly limiting their right of appeal violates their constitutional rights and crosses the Iowa Constitution’s boundary between legislative and judicial branches.
The Court in two recent decisions …
read moreIowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 7. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in six cases Friday
Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 30. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals …
read moreIowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 23. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeal …
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Iowa Supreme Court seeks public comment on proposed rules governing remote court proceedings
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Iowa Supreme Court created temporary rules for conducting remote trial and appellate proceedings when in-person hearings and trials were not considered safe.
Although Covid concerns have receded, Iowa judges, lawyers, and court administrators have recognized the need to con …
Iowa Code section 20.32 does not extend broader bargaining rights to nontransit employees, Iowa Supreme Court rules
In an opinion filed February 24, 2023, the Iowa Supreme Court in City of Ames v. Iowa Public Employment Relations Board ruled Iowa Code section 20.32 does not extend broader bargaining rights to nontransit employees in a bargaining unit made up of 30 percent or more transit employees. Justice Waterman delivered the …
Iowa Supreme Court holds subpoenas served on a non-party should have been quashed for imposing an undue burden
In an opinion filed on February 10, 2023, the Iowa Supreme Court in In the Matter of the Subpoenas Issued to Dethmers Manufacturing Company held subpoenas relating to a Louisiana products liability suit but issued from an Iowa court to a nonparty in Iowa imposed an undue burden under the Iowa Civil Rules of Procedu …
Does Iowa’s constitution require a tougher standard for removing minority jurors? Iowa Supreme Court says no
The Iowa Supreme Court declined to take up an appellant’s suggestion that the Court apply a more rigorous standard for deciding whether the removal of the only minority-group member from a pool of potential jurors may violate the Iowa Constitution.
Davina Valdez, a Black teacher’s assistant sued the West Des Moines S …
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