Iowa Supreme Court argument recap: Justices keep cards close to the vest in immigration case
It is hard to predict where the Iowa Supreme Court might go with an immigration case argued Thursday based on the questions directed at the opposing lawyers.
Martha Martinez, who came to the United States at the age of 11, is being tried in Muscatine County …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Does federal immigration policy preempt Iowa’s criminal laws?
Martha Martinez was brought to the United States in 1997, when she was 11 years old and has lived in Muscatine as an undocumented immigrant ever since. So when President Barack Obama established the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” by executive order in 2012, Martinez saw an opportu …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Appeal in 12-year-old murder case arrives at the Iowa Supreme Court Wednesday
Arguments in a long-running legal battle over a Des Moines murder case that has been in the news will be heard by the Iowa Supreme Court Wednesday. The outcome could determine whether an accused accomplice will go to prison for life.
Ankeny businessman Ve …
Court adds another case to juvenile sentencing lineup
A fourth case has been added to the Iowa Supreme Court’s October calendar on the question of how the Iowa Department of Corrections should calculate early discharge dates for offenders convicted as juveniles.
The court on Oct. 20 is scheduled to
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Most Iowa lawyers back retention of all 66 judges on the Nov. 8 ballot
Voting begins officially today when Iowans can begin casting absentee ballots at county auditor offices.
That will be the first time many voters will see the complete General Election ballot – including the names of 66 Iowa appeals court and trial court j …
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Iowa Supreme Court opens door to ‘actual innocence’ claims following guilty pleas
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a person who pleaded guilty to a crime has a right under the Iowa Constitution to later claim that he or she is, in fact, innocent based on newly discovered evidence.
The Court, in a 4-3 ruling handed down March 23, overtur …
Iowa Supreme Court: Changes within trailer park did not affect its zoning status
Does the “detritus of life” change a Des Moines trailer park’s legal nonconforming zoning status it has enjoyed for 63 years?
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 … 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 …“Supermajority” Bill Could Change the Outcome of State Constitutional Questions before the Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court preview: Seven cases set for argument March 6 and 7
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