By Ryan Koopmans In a dispute over the ownership of a vast collection of Elvis Presley memorabilia, the Eighth Circuit this week reversed a summary judgment order granted by the District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on a claim for conversion by a…
By Ryan Koopmans In an en banc opinion released this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld the portion of a 2005 South Dakota law that requires doctors to warn women that having an abortion could result in an increased risk…
[The following summary was written by Spencer Cady, a law clerk in Nyemaster Goode’s summer program. Spencer attends Drake University Law School and serves as an articles editor of the Drake Law Review.] On May 21, 2012, the Supreme Court issued the decision of Astrue…
By Ryan Koopmans This morning the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Iowa’s method of electing members of the State Judicial Nominating Commission under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Court rejected Plaintiff’s argument that Iowa’s system…
By Ryan Koopmans Registration is now open for this year’s Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Kansas City. Justice Alito will again headline the event, giving a virtual tour of the Supreme Court. He’s also holding a private reception with first-time conference goers. Former solicitors general…
In State v. Cullum, the Iowa Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, reviewed a district court’s decisions to deny a motion to suppress, to deny a motion for a new trial, and to not suspend fines in an appeal sought by a criminal defendant.
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In July, the Court of Appeals selected three opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in ten cases in February 2025.
In State v. Gale, the Iowa Supreme Court reviewed a woman’s second-offense sentences for marijuana and controlled-substance possession when it was actually the first time she had been convicted of these offenses.
On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog is devoted to appellate litigation with a focus on the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
