Did a law-enforcement officer step across a constitutional line when he touched the cab of a semi-tractor, seeming to direct a drug-detection dog where to sniff for the presence of potentially illegal drugs? That is the question before the Iowa Supreme Court that will be…
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in six cases Sept. 13 and 14 at the Judicial Branch Building in Des Moines. Eight additional cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of the September cases. Go to On…
Although renters may not want landlords entering their homes without good reason, landlords are allowed by law to reasonably enter rental properties for such things as making repairs and showing apartments to prospective renters. The question is when do reasonable entries become unreasonable? For Alex…
Does the Polk District Court have jurisdiction to hear the State’s lawsuit against the TikTok social media platform claiming the company violates Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act by misrepresenting the nature of content accessible to underage users? That is the question in State of Iowa v….
A video of a video may be introduced as evidence in a criminal trial provided there is proper foundation that the evidence is what it is said to be, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down Oct. 3.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Oct. 6 denying an Iowa woman’s petition for certiorari seeking to overturn her drug possession conviction in Madison County District Court, arguing that a police search of her vehicle based on a drug-detection dog’s sniff through an open…
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