“Pleaded” or “Pled”: Vote Now
By Ryan Koopmans
Friend and former colleague Brian Boone has co-written a funny little read more
Eighth Circuit Validates Class Action Waivers in FLSA Cases
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit presented employers with a New Year’s victory on Monday when it issued its decision in
Iowa Supreme Court to Decide Whether Internal Whistleblowers are Protected from Termination under Public-Policy Doctrine
By Ryan Koopmans and Ryan Leemkuil
If the Iowa legislature creates an express exception to the employment-at-will doctrine, may the courts carve out an even greater exception un …
Oral Argument Set for Two Iowa Civil Rights Act Appeals in January
By Debra Hulett
The Iowa Supreme Court’s recent Nelson v. Knight opinion is the first decision this te …
Unfair termination does not violate Iowa Civil Rights Act
[The following summary was written by Nyemaster Goode attorneys Amanda Atherton and Deb Hulett]
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court reaffirmed that an unfair termination decision does …
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Iowa Supreme Court continues to debate meaning of the 4th Amendment and the breadth of Iowa’s Search-and-Seizure Clause
The Iowa Supreme Court has throughout its history often taken a more aggressive stance on civil liberties than the U.S. Supreme Court. That tradition stretches from the first published decision …
A quick look at what remains on the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2015-2016 docket
The Iowa Supreme Court is headed toward the home stretch of its current term, with 71 decisions on the books and 29 yet to be decided.
Among the questions yet to be decided is defining what the Iowa Constitution means by “infamous crimes” that deny vo …
UPDATE: Eighth Circuit denies ISU’s request for a stay
The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a two-sentence order has denied Iowa State University’s motion for a stay of U.S. District Judge James Gritzner’s January ruling that the university violated the First Amendment rights of students advocating reform of marijuana laws. (See Wednesda …
ISU asks Eighth Circuit to stop marijuana advocates from using the university’s logo
Iowa State University students advocating marijuana law reform won a First Amendment victory against the university in federal court in Des Moines in January. Now ISU wants to put that victory on hold while the university’s appeal is considered by the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. …
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