You can do serious time in federal prison for selling black rhinoceros horns, even if the horns were originally purchased before such sales were made illegal.
That is the conclusion …
Doing time for a ‘serious offense against the planet’
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Split Eighth Circuit panel affirms the DeCoster’s prison sentence
Get back in here! U.S. Supreme Court rejects Eighth Circuit’s “no recalling a jury” rule.
By Ryan Leemkuil
This blog has previously covered the long-running dispute between former Iowa law school dean Carolyn Jones and Teresa Wagner, a former law school employee who claims she was passed over for a job due to political bias. Most rece …
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. …
Eighth Circuit to decide whether company executives can be jailed under a “responsible corporate officer” theory
National business groups are keeping a nervous eye on two Iowa egg company executives’ appeal to be heard Thursday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St Paul.
A federal trial judge in Sioux City last April sentenced the top two execut …
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in one case at Harlan High School Sept. 24
The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to Harlan Tuesday to hear oral arguments in an appeal brought by the head of the State Alcoholic Beverages Division who argues the Division’s fired former comptroller is not protected by a whistleblower provision in state law.
Arguments in Halbur v. Larson will be heard by th …
Iowa Supreme Court upholds removal of Libertarian Party candidates from November ballot
Instead of choosing candidates for the U.S. House in June party primaries, three Libertarian Party congressional candidates were nominated at the party’s state convention by delegates elected at county conventions.
Six eligible voters in those three congressional districts filed formal objections with the Secretary of …
Iowa Court of Appeals August 2024 Published Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. On Aug. 27, the Court of Appeals selected four opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in eight cases Sept. 11 and 12
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Sept. 11 and 12. Four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases. The Court will travel to Harlan Sept. 24 to hear arguments in one case. On Brief will preview that case closer to that date.
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