By Ryan Koopmans
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Iowa law does not allow a person to control the final disposition of her remains. In a split decision, the Court held that Iowa’s Final Disposition Act, Chapter 144C, provides a compre …
[The following summary was written by Nyemaster Goode attorneys Amanda Atherton and Deb Hulett]
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court reaffirmed that an unfair termination decision does …
By Ryan Koopmans
On Friday, Justice Zager was the lone dissenter in Office of Citizens’ Aid/Ombudsman v. Edwards. …
By Ryan Koopmans
On Friday, Justice Wiggins departed from his six colleagues in two attorney-discipline cases. That’s news, mostly because it’s rare. According to Justice Wiggins, no justice has dissented in an attorney-discipline case in s …
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in six cases during November 2023. You can read Rox Laird’s summary State v. Amisi at the link here. The remaining opinions from November are summarized below.
There is no time limit on law-enforcement traffic stops before the line is crossed into a Fourth Amendment violation, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a Dec. 8 decision, and courts must thoroughly examine the record to determine where to draw that line in each case.
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Dec. 13 and 14. Three other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs filed in these cases. Following are brief summaries of the December cases.
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication within the North Western Reporter. On December 1, 2023, the Court of Appeals selected three opinions for publication, summarized below.
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