Chief Justice Cady to Give Commencement Address at Buena Vista University
By Ryan Koopmans
Chief Justice Mark Cady is speaking at Buena Vista University’s graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 26. The Chief Justice has been teaching at the liberal arts college since 1982 and has received adjunct-faculty-of-the-year h …
Nyemaster Goode Attorneys Comment on Legislation That Would Overrule Supreme Court Decision
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, an employer may not discriminate against an employee “because of” his or her age. Although the phrase “because of” does not seem so ambiguous, the U.S. Supreme Court …
Solicitor General Verrilli to Speak at Iowa Law School Graduation
By Ryan Koopmans
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. will give the commencement address at the University of Iowa College of Law on F …
Who is the Solicitor General and what does he do?
King v. State: What sources are relevant to interpreting the Constitution?
By Ryan Koopmans
Disagreement among the justices of the Iowa Supreme Court is rare. Since Justices Waterman, Mansfield, and Zager started signing onto opinions in April of last year, the Court has decided 113 cases; the decision was unanimous in …
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Can the US Supreme Court hear the telemed-abortion case? [UPDATE: No!]
By Ryan Koopmans
UPDATE: I was wrong! In a footnote in their appeal brief, Planned Parenthood dropped its US Constitution claim and stated that it was now, on appeal, “rely[ing] solely on the Iowa Constitution.” The Iowa Supreme Court’s dec …
Happy Friday: Iowa Supreme Court says that it’s not illegal to drink on your front steps.
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled today that Iowa’s public-intoxication law does not cover the front porch or front steps of a single-family house. You probably didn’t think that was subject to debate. It was, but it’s now settl …
ISBA annual meeting will feature presentations by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
By Ryan Koopmans
On Thursday, June 18, the Iowa State Bar Association appellate practice committee will put on a morning CLE as part of the ISBA’s annual meeting. For anyone who practices before Iowa’s appellate courts–or for anyone who wants …
Recent shave moots Eighth Circuit beard appeal
By Ryan Leemkuil
The beard saga brewing in Arkansas prisons may have drawn to a close. As we mentioned a couple months ago, the latest beard case,
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