Iowa Supreme Court: Changes within trailer park did not affect its zoning status
Does the “detritus of life” change a Des Moines trailer park’s legal nonconforming zoning status it has enjoyed for 63 years?
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“Supermajority” Bill Could Change the Outcome of State Constitutional Questions before the Iowa Supreme Court
A bill passed by the Iowa Senate (S.F. 2282) would block the Iowa Supreme Court from declaring a State statute unconstitutional if the decision is not supported by at least five justices of the seven-member Court.
Although the bill failed to make it out o …
read moreIowa Supreme Court preview: Seven cases set for argument March 6 and 7
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases March 6 and 7. Following are summaries of five of those cases. Three more cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Bandstra v. Covenant Reformed Church …
read moreIowa Supreme Court preview: Justices will hear arguments this week on abortion, immunity for public officials, and municipal zoning
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases this week. Following are summaries of three cases set for argument Tuesday and Wednesday. [See our earlier read more
Iowa Supreme Court preview: Is Iowa’s law protecting hog confinements from lawsuits unconstitutional?
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 12 in a case that could dramatically affect all legal disputes between rural residents and livestock confinement operators. The session is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines to accommodate members of the publ …
read moreIndecent-exposure conviction required physical presence, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals now at full strength
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is up to full strength with the Senate confirmation on Jan. 30 of David Stras of Minnesota.
Stras was a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court prior to his appointment by President Donald Trump in May. He joi …
read moreIowa Supreme Court reduces frivolous litigation penalty assessed against a party.
A trial court’s sanction for frivolous litigation in a protracted legal battle over a Johnson County land development was reduced by the Iowa Supreme Court. The sanction was levied against …
read moreIowa Supreme Court makes a call for the State in ‘Field of Dreams’ film case
The Iowa Economic Development Authority had the authority to claw back tax credits approved for a documentary film about Iowa’s mystical Field of Dreams baseball story, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a read more
Iowa Supreme Court Preview: Justices will hear arguments in 10 cases this week
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in 10 cases Jan. 17 and 18 that raise an array of issues ranging from whether a father must pay his daughter’s sorority dues to a question of a county’s liability for a traffic accident. Two other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral a …
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Three Des Moines police officers denied immunity by U.S. Court of Appeals in traffic stop case
Three Des Moines police officers who violated the constitutional rights of a Des Moines man by making a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion of a crime are not entitled to qualified immunity from personal liability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
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? That question will be ar … 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. Stat … 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. …Federal court to hear appeal on Council Bluffs’ pit-bull dog ban
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 12 cases Sept.14 and 15
Funeral service set for Rosemary Shaw Sackett, former Chief Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals
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