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.
June 2025 Opinion Roundup
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May 2025 Opinion Roundup
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.
April 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in seven cases in April 2025.
March 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in fifteen cases in March 2025.
U.S. Supreme Court asked to overturn Iowa Supreme Court drug-sniffing dog decision
An Iowa woman seeking to overturn her drug possession conviction has filed a petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that a police search of her vehicle based on a drug-detection dog’s sniff through an open window violated her Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 10 cases Nov. 12 and 13
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in 10 cases Nov. 12 and 13. One other case will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases.
Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral argument in Jefferson Nov. 4 on landlord-tenant dispute
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 Butter and Sydney S …
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether a suit against TikTok can be heard in Iowa
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. Tiktok, Inc.—a case to …
A video of a video could be used as evidence in criminal trial, Iowa Supreme Court holds
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.
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