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Iowa Supreme Court to Reconsider Case of “Irresistible Employee”
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court agreed on Monday to withdraw its December 2012 decision in Nelson v. James H. Knight DDS, P.C. …
Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Voting Rights Act Provision: What It Means For Iowa
By Colin Smith
Today, in a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a principal section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case, read more
Justice Thomas quotes the Iowa Supreme Court on race and the Constitution
By Ryan Koopmans
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision on race-based admissions in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
Trust Beneficiaries Give Away Land, Can’t Get It Back
By Ryan Koopmans
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed its longstanding enforcement of Iowa’s marketable title acts and the ten-year statute of limitations for claims involving interests in real estate.
Iowa Supreme Court: Punitive damages are not available under the Iowa Civil Rights Act
By Ryan Koopmans
A unanimous Iowa Supreme Court ruled this morning in Ackelson v. Manley Toy Direct, Chief Ju …
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Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Will Iowa Court chart a new course in boating case?
When the Iowa Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a drunken boating case next month, it will feel like déjà vu.
That’s because the court first heard oral arguments in the case a year ago, and it sat on the court’s back burner for several months. I …
Judge Bright calls federal sentences of Native Americans unfair in Iowa case
A sentence of life in prison for a resident of the Meskwaki Settlement in Iowa illustrates how Native Americans are treated more harshly under federal law than state or tribal law, a federal appeals-court judge said in a dissenting opinion last week.
“I …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 Preview: Must the State protect public from released sex offenders?
When Iowa releases a convicted sex offender confined under the State’s civil commitment statutes, does the State have a duty to protect the public from harm?
The answer is yes, according to the family of a woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a convict …
Looking ahead, looking back, and On Brief news
By Ryan Koopmans
The 2016-2017 Iowa Supreme Court term begins in just a little over a month, so over the next few weeks we’re going to preview some of the cases that will be argued in September. The first of the series–
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