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Appeals court rejects Hearst’s bid for reconsideration of defamation ruling involving Iowa dairy farm
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday denied the publisher of Esquire magazine’s request for rehearing of its Sept. 15 panel ruling reversing in part a district court decision dismissing California Congressman Devin Nunes’ defamation suit against...
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in seven appeals Tuesday and Wednesday
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases Nov. 16 and 17, and seven other cases will be submitted to the court without oral arguments. Following are brief summaries of the November cases. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs...
Esquire magazine seeks new hearing on Eighth Circuit defamation ruling involving Iowa dairy farm
The publisher of Esquire magazine is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reconsider its Sept. 15 panel ruling that the magazine published potentially defamatory statements about California Congressman Devin Nunes and his family’s dairy farm in...
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 10 cases Wednesday and Thursday
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in 10 appeals Oct. 20 and 21. Another four cases will be submitted to the Court without argument. Following are summaries of 12 of those cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs in these...
Iowa Supreme Court to again look at question of removing passengers from vehicles during roadside stops
An O’Brien County man is urging the Iowa Supreme Court to establish a more stringent standard under the Iowa Constitution for conducting roadside searches of passengers of a vehicle pulled over for a routine traffic stop. The appeal in State v. Hauge will be heard at...
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Appeals court rejects Hearst’s bid for reconsideration of defamation ruling involving Iowa dairy farm
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in seven appeals Tuesday and Wednesday
Esquire magazine seeks new hearing on Eighth Circuit defamation ruling involving Iowa dairy farm
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in 10 cases Wednesday and Thursday
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