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The Iowa Supreme Court Makes Timeliness a Priority
By Ryan Koopmans
The public doesn’t usually focus on the timeliness of a court’s decision, because the public isn’t usually waiting for a decision. But the litigants are, and for them, timeliness is almost as important as the outcome. Being i …
Iowa Right to Life Asks the Supreme Court to Overturn Iowa’s Ban on Corporate Contributions
By Colin Smith
After scoring a relatively read more
The Iowa Supreme Court: How Each Justice Voted During the 2012-2013 Term
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court issued the final decisions of its 2012-2013 term at the end of August. In total, the justices decided 100 cases, 17 of which involved attorney discipline.
Of the …
U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Fourth Amendment Issue with Iowa Implications
By Ryan Koopmans
In June, a bare majority of the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in State v. Kooima
The Iowa Supreme Court continues state-wide tour
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Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Appeal in 12-year-old murder case arrives at the Iowa Supreme Court Wednesday
Arguments in a long-running legal battle over a Des Moines murder case that has been in the news will be heard by the Iowa Supreme Court Wednesday. The outcome could determine whether an accused accomplice will go to prison for life.
Ankeny businessman Ve …
Court adds another case to juvenile sentencing lineup
A fourth case has been added to the Iowa Supreme Court’s October calendar on the question of how the Iowa Department of Corrections should calculate early discharge dates for offenders convicted as juveniles.
The court on Oct. 20 is scheduled to
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Most Iowa lawyers back retention of all 66 judges on the Nov. 8 ballot
Voting begins officially today when Iowans can begin casting absentee ballots at county auditor offices.
That will be the first time many voters will see the complete General Election ballot – including the names of 66 Iowa appeals court and trial court j …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: What a difference 15 eighty-fifths can make in your day
Iowa Supreme Court justices and courtroom observers may need calculators to follow an oral argument next month in a case that involves how quickly prison inmates earn the right to early discharge from their sentences.
Two Iowa women convicted as juveniles …
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