Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Voting Rights Act Provision: What It Means For Iowa
By Colin Smith
Today, in a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a principal section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case, read more
Justice Thomas quotes the Iowa Supreme Court on race and the Constitution
By Ryan Koopmans
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on race-based admissions in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Trust Beneficiaries Give Away Land, Can’t Get It Back
By Ryan Koopmans
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed its longstanding enforcement of Iowa’s marketable title acts and the ten-year statute of limitations for claims involving interests in real estate.
Iowa Supreme Court: Punitive damages are not available under the Iowa Civil Rights Act
By Ryan Koopmans
A unanimous Iowa Supreme Court ruled this morning in Ackelson v. Manley Toy Direct, Chief Ju …
What’s left on the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 docket
By Ryan Koopmans and Michael Currie
The Iowa Supreme Court’s 2012-2013 term ends on June 30, and the justices’ self-imposed goal is to issue decisions in all remaining cases by then (or a short time after). The Court’s docket this t …
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Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Must the State protect public from released sex offenders?
When Iowa releases a convicted sex offender confined under the State’s civil commitment statutes, does the State have a duty to protect the public from harm?
The answer is yes, according to the family of a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a convict …
Looking ahead, looking back, and On Brief news
By Ryan Koopmans
The 2016-2017 Iowa Supreme Court term begins in just a little over a month, so over the next few weeks we’re going to preview some of the cases that will be argued in September. The first of the series–
The fate of plans for developing the fabled “Field of Dreams” movie location in Dubuque County may be determined by the Iowa Supreme Court. Dyersville city officials and a developer envision a little bit of economic-development heaven at the Dubuque C … You can do serious time in federal prison for selling black rhinoceros horns, even if the horns were originally purchased before such sales were made illegal. That is the conclusion …Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Can Dyersville rezone heaven?
Doing time for a ‘serious offense against the planet’
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