By Ryan Koopmans
Tomorrow the Iowa Supreme Court will decide an issue that may ultimately determine whether Iowa’s campaign-finance laws are constitutional under Citizens U …
Iowa Supreme Court to Decide Campaign Finance Issue Tomorrow
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Iowa Supreme Court Will Issue Opinions in Three Cases Tomorrow
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court will issue decisions in three cases tomorrow (Friday, December 23): State v. Rodriguez, Koeppel v. Speirs, and Miller v. Speirs.
All thre …
Iowa Supreme Court Excludes Testimony Under the Confrontation Clause
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court decided today in State v. Rainsong th …
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Workers’ Compensation Commissioner’s Award of Benefits in a Battle of the Experts
Iowa Supreme Court to Issue Four Opinions Tomorrow
By Ryan Koopmans
Tomorrow, the Iowa Supreme Court will file opinions in Oberillig v. West Grand Towers Condo. Association, Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Pease, Brandon v. Iowa District Court, and State …
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in seven cases Nov. 15 and 16
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases Nov. 15 and 16. Eight other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of the November cases. [Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs filed in …
The State of Iowa, not employees, must pay dues owed to union, Iowa Supreme Court rules
The State of Iowa violated a collective bargaining agreement with a State employees’ union by refusing to deduct union dues from members’ paychecks as required by the agreement, the Iowa Supreme Court said in a ruling handed down Oct. 27 …
Federal appeals court to hear arguments in three cases at Drake Law School Oct. 26
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hear arguments in three Iowa cases at Drake University Law School Oct. 26. The session is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. at the Neal and Bea Smith Law Center at 2400 University.
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has courthouses in St. Lou …
No right to self representation in civil commitment case, Iowa Supreme Court rules
A person challenging involuntary commitment for mental illness does not have a right to self representation in state court proceedings, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down Oc. 13.
An Iowa prison inmate, identified as V.H …
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