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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in eight appeals Jan. 22 and 23
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in eight cases Jan. 22 and 23, and three appeals will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs submitted by...
Acting Chief Justice Wiggins to deliver State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature Jan. 15
Acting Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court David Wiggins will deliver the 2020 State of the Judiciary address to the Iowa General Assembly Jan. 15. The speech will be given to a joint session of both houses of the Legislature in the Iowa House chamber beginning at...
Statutory enforcement of workplace drug test violations the exclusive remedy, Iowa Supreme Court rules
A person cannot bring a common-law claim for wrongful discharge for a violation of a state statute that governs employer drug and alcohol testing procedures because the statute provides a civil remedy for violations of the statute, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled...
Iowa Supreme Court set to begin three days of oral arguments Dec. 16.
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in 13 appeals Dec. 16, 17 and 18, and another four cases will be submitted without oral argument. The Court scheduled the unusually large number of arguments over three days to hear five cases that were postponed from...
District Associate Judge Ahlers of Fort Dodge appointed to Iowa Court of Appeals
Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Paul Ahlers of Fort Dodge to the Iowa Court of Appeals, replacing Judge Amanda Potterfield, who will retire in December. Ahlers is a District Associate judge in Judicial Election District 2B. He previously practiced law in Spencer, Fort...
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in eight appeals Jan. 22 and 23
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Acting Chief Justice Wiggins to deliver State of the Judiciary speech to the Legislature Jan. 15
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Statutory enforcement of workplace drug test violations the exclusive remedy, Iowa Supreme Court rules
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Iowa Supreme Court set to begin three days of oral arguments Dec. 16.
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