The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases April 14 and 15. Three other cases will be submitted to the Court without argument. Following are brief summaries of the April cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs…
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 9. 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…
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear an oral argument Thursday in one case that had originally been scheduled to be argued at the Drake University Law School. The case will be argued in the Supreme Court Courtroom in the Judicial Branch Building, and livestreamed on…
Opinions in two cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, March 26. 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…
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in eight cases March 23 and 24. Eight other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of the March cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline…
The State Auditor has broad access under Iowa law to state and local records in conducting audits, including otherwise confidential information, but the Auditor’s access does not extend to records shielded by attorney-client privilege, the Iowa Supreme Court held in an April 17 decision.
The Iowa Supreme Court reversed a $20.5 million Polk County jury verdict against homebuilder D.R. Horton for negligence arising from a subcontractor’s employee being briefly buried under several feet of dirt while working in a trench.
The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In February, the Court of Appeals selected six opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.
Christopher Hidlebaugh accepted a financial challenge in a plea deal with the State: purchase a home to avoid going to prison on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. The deal fell apart, however, when Hidlebaugh was unable to qualify for financing to purchase a home, and he was sentenced to 15 years in prison by the Dallas County District Court.
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