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The NFL Goes Back to the Eighth Circuit
By Ryan Koopmans
The decades-old battle between the NFL and its players is returning to the Eighth Circuit this morning, when the NFL Players Association will ask a three-judge panel to reinstate its lawsuit against the teams and their owners f …
Intended Beneficiaries Can Sue Financial Advisors for Failure to Carry Out Client’s Wishes
By Ryan Koopmans
Today the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that financial advisors have a duty to their clients’ intended beneficiaries, and that the beneficiaries can hold the advisors liable for failing to exercise reasonable care in implementing th …
Iowa Supreme Court suspends lawyer who was duped by Nigerian email scam
Iowa Supreme Court: Go ahead, live-tweet us
Supreme Court Oral Arguments Suggest That Federal Political Contribution Limits Vulnerable
By Colin Smith
On Tuesday morning the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that many predict will be the next blockbuster campaign finance case, read more
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Eighth Circuit: Your Facebook post could get you kicked out of school
By Ryan Leemkuil
Can a public college kick you out of school for stuff you post on Facebook? Yes, according to the Eighth Circuit’s decision today in Keefe v. Adams …
A conversation with the Court: Three Iowa Supreme Court justices sit down with Rox Laird to talk about life on and off the bench
When he needs a diversion from the job, Chief Justice Mark Cady loses himself in home improvement projects. Justice Daryl Hecht sings and plays an acoustic guitar. Justice Brent Appel plants trees on the family’s acreage.
The three justices, who are stand …
Iowa Supreme Court argument recap: Justices keep cards close to the vest in immigration case
It is hard to predict where the Iowa Supreme Court might go with an immigration case argued Thursday based on the questions directed at the opposing lawyers.
Martha Martinez, who came to the United States at the age of 11, is being tried in Muscatine County …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Does federal immigration policy preempt Iowa’s criminal laws?
Martha Martinez was brought to the United States in 1997, when she was 11 years old and has lived in Muscatine as an undocumented immigrant ever since. So when President Barack Obama established the “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” by executive order in 2012, Martinez saw an opportu …
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