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Iowa AG plans to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of injunction blocking enforcement of state’s immigration law

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has informed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the State of Iowa will be seeking review by the U.S. Supreme Court of the Eight Circuit’s October 2025 ruling affirming the district court’s preliminary injunction barring enforcement of Iowa’s statute that makes it a state crime for a noncitizen previously deported to reenter the state.

U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Iowa Insurance Commissioner’s appeal of Iowa Supreme Court decision

by Rox Laird | 3.02

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the Iowa Insurance Commissioner’s appeal of a 2020 Iowa Supreme Court decision that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts Iowa’s statute governing liquidation of a failed insurance company. The U.S. Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in the appeal of…

Definition of ‘confidential’ government records broadened by U.S. Supreme Court in South Dakota decision

by Rox Laird | 6.27

A Sioux Falls, S.D., newspaper’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on its federal Freedom of Information Act request for grocery stores’ food stamp records resulted in a reversal for the newspaper and for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. And businesses…

Eighth Circuit case on food-stamp records to be argued at U.S. Supreme Court April 22

by Rox Laird | 4.19

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that likely will decide whether a Sioux Falls, S.D., newspaper should have access to food-stamp spending at specific retail stores. Considerable interest has…

U.S. Supreme Court denies Iowan’s appeal challenging Fourth Amendment exception

by Rox Laird | 12.04

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from an Iowa man who argued that his drunk-driving conviction was the product of an unconstitutional search and seizure. The Court on Monday issued a list of cases considered at the justices’ Nov. 30 conference, and…

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Search of visitor’s backpack not in physical possession falls within premises warrant, Iowa Supreme Court holds

In a divided 5–2 decision issued on March 27, 2026, the Iowa Supreme Court held that the search of a visitor’s backpack found on the premises during the execution of a search warrant did not violate the visitor’s rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution or article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution.

Thank you, Rox Laird

After more than a decade of service to On Brief, we are announcing that Rox Laird is stepping away from his role as a contributor to the blog. Throughout his tenure, Rox has authored nearly 500 posts covering the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court…

May 2026 Iowa Court of Appeals Published Opinion Roundup

The Iowa Court of Appeals selects certain opinions for publication in the Northwestern Reporter. In May, the Court of Appeals selected two opinions for publication. Following are summaries of those opinions.

Iowa Supreme Court: Developer’s investment in windfarm project does not exempt it from new Worth County windmill restrictions

The developer of a wind energy project planned in Worth County did not have a “vested right” to continue with the project after the Worth County Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance the developer claimed doomed the project, a divided Iowa Supreme Court held in an April 24 decision.

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Iowa AG plans to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of injunction blocking enforcement of state’s immigration law

U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear Iowa Insurance Commissioner’s appeal of Iowa Supreme Court decision

Definition of ‘confidential’ government records broadened by U.S. Supreme Court in South Dakota decision

Eighth Circuit case on food-stamp records to be argued at U.S. Supreme Court April 22

U.S. Supreme Court denies Iowan’s appeal challenging Fourth Amendment exception

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Search of visitor’s backpack not in physical possession falls within premises warrant, Iowa Supreme Court holds

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May 2026 Iowa Court of Appeals Published Opinion Roundup

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