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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 …
Iowa 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 …
Iowa 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 …
Indecent-exposure conviction required physical presence, Iowa Supreme Court rules
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Two judges appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals by Governor Reynolds
Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Marshalltown attorney Sharon Soorholtz Greer and Polk County District Judge David May to the Iowa Court of Appeals May 29.
They replace former Chief Judge David Danilson, who retired in January, and Judge Christopher McDonald, …
Eighth Circuit case on food-stamp records to be argued at U.S. Supreme Court April 22
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that likely will decide whether a Sioux Falls, S.D., newspaper should have access to food-stamp spending at specific retail stores.
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When are police reports introduced in a civil trial public records? It depends, the Iowa Supreme Court says
The Iowa Supreme Court has clarified two previous rulings that reached seemingly contradictory positions on whether police investigative reports must be made public under the Iowa Open Records Act.
The clarification came in a ruling handed down April 5 in …
The final round of oral arguments for the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2018-19 term set for April 9
The Iowa Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in five cases on April 9, and nine other cases will be submitted to the court without oral argument. Three cases will be argued beginning at 9 a.m., and two will be argued beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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