By Ryan Koopmans The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s winter newsletter is now available here. It covers Eighth Circuit decisions on topics from NFL collective bargaining to the Truth in Lending Act, and it contains another profile of the Eighth Circuit’s newest member, Judge Jane Kelly.
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 elections, Republican Rick Bertrand sued…
By Ryan Koopmans The decades-old battle between the NFL and its players is returning to the Eighth Circuit this morning, when the NFL Players Association will ask a three-judge panel to reinstate its lawsuit against the teams and their owners for secretly setting a salary…
By Ryan Koopmans Twombly and Iqbal aligned the case law with the Federal Rules’ pleading standards, they didn’t change them (nor could they). That was Judge Colloton’s message last week in Horras v. American Capital Strategies, Ltd., an Iowa case about minority shareholder rights. Thomas Horras owned a minority interest in…
The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s summer newsletter is out, and it contains two articles by Nyemaster Goode attorney and On Brief contributor Ryan Koopmans. The first article discusses the Eighth Circuit’s conflicting, same-day decisions in United States v. Bruguier and United States v. Rouillard. (Our…
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Oct. 7 and 8. Four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases.
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 10 cases in June 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions.
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025. In addition to the nine cases covered elsewhere on this blog, summaries for the remaining opinions are below.
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in seven cases in April 2025.
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