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Iowa Supreme Court to hear 9 cases January 19 and 20
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in nine cases Wednesday and Thursday, and five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are summaries of the January cases. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to...
Iowa Supreme Court rules on who can appeal a decision of the Iowa Public Information Board
An attorney seeking public disclosure of law enforcement records related to the fatal shooting of a Burlington woman by a police officer in 2015 has standing to pursue his case in Polk County District Court, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30 in Klein v. Iowa Public...
County assessor’s list of property owners seeking anonymity may be kept confidential, Iowa Supreme Court rules
A list of property owners who asked the Polk County Assessor’s Office to remove their names from the search function on the assessor’s website is a public record, but the list is exempt from disclosure under an exception in the Iowa Open Records Act, the Iowa Supreme...
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in eight appeals Dec. 14 and 15
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases December 14 and 15, and five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Go to Iowa Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs in these appeals. Following are summaries of the...
State delays in considering prison inmates for parole must meet constitutional standard, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Convicted offenders serving indeterminate prison sentences in Iowa do not have a constitutional right to parole, the Iowa Supreme Court has held in the past. But in a decision handed down Nov. 23, Bomgaars, et al., v. State, the Court held that Iowa’s parole statute...
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear 9 cases January 19 and 20
Iowa Supreme Court rules on who can appeal a decision of the Iowa Public Information Board
County assessor’s list of property owners seeking anonymity may be kept confidential, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in eight appeals Dec. 14 and 15
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