Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 21. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of three of those cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in the …
Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 14. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Criminal defendants have argued in appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court that recent legislation enacted by the Iowa General Assembly limiting their right of appeal violates their constitutional rights and crosses the Iowa Constitution’s boundary between legislative and judicial branches.
The Court in two recent decisions …
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 7. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 30. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals …
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a 35-year minimum prison sentence for a Fairfield juvenile who pleaded guilty to first degree murder for the death of his high school Spanish teacher. In its unanimous decision, the Court rejected the defendant’s argument that, under the Iowa Constitution, the State must present expert testimony showing a minimum sentence is necessary for a juvenile offender.
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case involving Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed CO2 pipeline in a special evening session Oct. 8 in the historic Iowa Supreme Court courtroom in the Iowa State Capitol Building.
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Oct. 8-10. Six other cases will be submitted to the Court without argument. Following are brief summaries of the October cases.
The Iowa Supreme Court will travel to Harlan Tuesday to hear oral arguments in an appeal brought by the head of the State Alcoholic Beverages Division who argues the Division’s fired former comptroller is not protected by a whistleblower provision in state law.
Arguments in Halbur v. Larson will be heard by th …
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