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 will hear arguments in 11 cases Feb. 19-21. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs filed in these cases. Following are brief summaries of the February cases.
The Iowa Supreme Court will hold a special evening session in Des Moines Feb. 19 to hear oral arguments in a case involving the right of a criminal suspect in police custody to contact a lawyer or family member.
Oral arguments are ordinarily held during mornings or early afternoons in Des Moines, but each term the Court …
Was it enough for a truck driver who struck a cow on the interstate, seeking to prove the cow’s owner was negligent, to rely upon the very fact that the cow had been allowed to wander onto the highway in the first place?
Not without more, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in fourteen cases during December 2023. You can read Rox Laird’s analysis of State v. Geddes, State v. Arrieta, Harding v. Sasso, and Hummel v. Smith and Hilts v. Smith. The remaining opinions from December are summarized below.December 2023 Opinion Roundup
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