Iowa Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in five cases Feb. 12 and 13
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in five cases Feb. 12 and 13, and four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline read more
Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in a police-shooting case in an evening session Feb. 5
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral argument Feb. 5 in an interlocutory appeal in a civil suit brought by a Cedar Rapids man who was shot by a Cedar Rapids police officer during a 2016 traffic stop, which left him paralyzed from the neck down.
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read moreIowa Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in eight cases Jan. 23 and 24
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in eight cases Jan. 23 and 24. Four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Among the cases set for argument is an appeal by two transgender women challenging a decision by …
read moreJudge Vogel elected Iowa Court of Appeals chief judge
The nine-member Iowa Court of Appeals elected Judge Gayle Nelson Vogel chief judge, replacing Chief Judge David Danilson, who retired Jan. 4.
Vogel, of Spirit Lake, has served on the Court of Appeals since 1996. She becomes the ninth chief judge since the I …
read moreFederal courts open for business at least one more week
Federal court operations will continue as normal for at least one more week, federal judicial branch officials said in a news release …
read moreFederal courts mostly unaffected by government shutdown – at least for now
Federal courts in Iowa will operate mostly as usual at least through next week, despite the partial government shutdown, according to statements released this week by federal court administrators.
The federal judiciary is on course to continue operating t …
read moreU.S. Senate confirms Iowa native for seat on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Sioux City native Jonathan Kobes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Dec. 11. The vote was split 50-50 with Vice President Mike Pence supplying the tie-breaking vote.
The Iowa Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in eight cases Dec. 11 and 12
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in eight cases Dec. 11 and 12. Four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Among the cases set for argument are two appeals brought by state and local government employee …
read moreU.S. Supreme Court denies Iowan’s appeal challenging Fourth Amendment exception
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an Iowa man who argued that his drunk-driving conviction was the product of an unconstitutional search and seizure.
The Court on Monday issued a list of cases considered at the justices’ Nov. 30 conferen …
read moreIowa Supreme Court: Truncated phone hearing on parental rights violated jailed mother’s constitutional rights
A parent who is incarcerated and unable to attend a termination of parental rights hearing in person has a due process right to participate by telephone in the entire hearing, not just to give testimony, the Iowa Supreme Court read more
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May a city legally ban the possession of a certain breed of dog – such as so-called pit bulls – on the rationale that the breed is responsible for more injuries than other dog breeds?
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 12 cases Sept.14 and 15
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in 12 cases Sept. 14 and 15. Five other appeals will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read the briefs filed with the court in these cases.
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Funeral service set for Rosemary Shaw Sackett, former Chief Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals
Rosemary Shaw Sackett, former Chief Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals, died Sept. 2 in Okoboji. A graveside service is scheduled for Sept. 24 in Spirit Lake.
Sackett was appointed to the Iowa Court of Appeals by Gov. …
Iowa Supreme Court begins 2022-23 term with oral arguments set for Des Moines and four other cities
The Iowa Supreme Court begins its 2022-23 term with the first round of oral arguments scheduled for Sept. 14 and 15.
Oral arguments held in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines are open …
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