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Chiodo v. Bisignano: What happens now?
By Ryan Koopmans
The debate over the meaning and effect of yesterday’s Iowa Supreme Court’s decision on “infamous crimes” has begun. This story by Associated …
Iowa Supreme Court splits over what kinds of criminals can vote
By Ryan Koopmans
We didn’t have to wait long for the Supreme Court to decide its most important case of the term. Last Tuesday, the justices heard arguments over whether a second OWI offense is an “infamous crime” under the Iowa Constitution. …
Iowa Supreme Court reverses high school coach’s conviction for sexual exploitation
By Ryan Koopmans
It’s a crime in Iowa for a “school employee”–defined as “an administrator, teacher, or other licensed professional”–to have sexual contact with a student. On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court read more
Iowa Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in High-Profile Ballot Access Dispute
By Colin Smith
Does pleading guilty to a second-offense OWI result in an individual being barred from running for office under the “infamous crime” clause of the Iowa Constitution? That’s the question the Iowa …
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Iowa’s Corporate Contribution Ban To Survive, For Now
By Colin Smith
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Iowa Supreme Court preview: Can you claim ‘actual innocence’ after pleading guilty to a crime?
If you plead guilty to a criminal charge can you later claim you are in fact innocent after your accuser recants his testimony?
That question will be before the Iowa Supreme Court in Schmidt v. Iowa this term.
Last week’s Iowa Supreme Court ruling upholding a Dyersville rezoning decision may have gotten the attention of movie fans and baseball nostalgia buffs who remember the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” filmed on location near the Dubuque County town. But … The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit will hear oral arguments Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn., in a trademark dispute between Iowa State University and the campus chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). ISU ar … The Iowa Supreme Court Friday said a Linn County District judge failed to correctly follow the Iowa open-records law in sealing court documents in a civil case. The trial court could ultimately decide to keep the documents under seal, but it must first cond …Cities may have dodged a procedural nightmare in Iowa Supreme Court’s ‘Field of Dreams’ ruling
Eighth Circuit to hear arguments Wednesday on ISU trademark use by advocates of legalizing marijuana
Iowa Supreme Court cites state records law in sealing court records
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