Opinion Summary: Pavone v. Kirke
By Ryan Koopmans
A breach arising out of the complete termination of a contract creates a single cause of action, and thus all claims for damages must be brought at once. That was the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling last Friday in read more
Gov. Branstad Appoints Judge Bower to Court of Appeals
Iowa Court of Appeals Affirms Lack of Standing in Case Seeking Separate Ballot for Judicial Retention Elections
By Ryan Koopmans
Today the Iowa Court of Appeals decided that “printing a judicial election ballot on the same piece of paper as the general election ballot” will not lead to a “constitutional crisis,” and thus there is insufficient justi …
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing is Underway
Eighth Circuit Schedules Second En Banc Argument of the Term
By Ryan Koopmans
The Eighth Circuit announced yesterday that the en banc court (all eleven active judges) will again consider South Dakota’s 2005 law on informed consent of abortion. The full court considered portions of the law in 2008, v …
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Iowa Supreme Court Stays District Court Decision on the Juvenile Home
By Ryan Koopmans
The juvenile home in Toledo won’t be reopening in the near future. Today, the Iowa Supreme Court (per Justices Wiggins, Waterman, and Mansfield)
By Ryan Koopmans The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s winter newsletter is now available here. It covers Eighth Circui … Yesterday, the Iowa Supreme announced that the court has granted further review on two civil cases against Iowa universities: Shumate v. Drake University and Smith v. ISU.
By Ryan Koopmans Last Thursday, the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bertrand v. Mullin and the Iowa Democratic Party, a defamation case that stems from a state senate race out of Sioux City. Shortly before the November 2010 e …The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s Winter Newsletter is Out
Iowa Supreme Court Grants Further Review in Two Cases Involving Iowa Colleges
Robert Bork v. Antonin Scalia, Tom Harkin, and the Iowa Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in Bertrand v. Mullin
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