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Eighth Circuit Panel Split Over Whether Statute of Limitations Binds Court’s Sua Sponte Authority
By Ryan Koopmans
Last week in United States v. Daily, a majority of a three-judge …
“Pleaded” or “Pled”: Vote Now
By Ryan Koopmans
Friend and former colleague Brian Boone has co-written a funny little read more
Eighth Circuit Validates Class Action Waivers in FLSA Cases
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit presented employers with a New Year’s victory on Monday when it issued its decision in
Iowa Supreme Court to Decide Whether Internal Whistleblowers are Protected from Termination under Public-Policy Doctrine
By Ryan Koopmans and Ryan Leemkuil
If the Iowa legislature creates an express exception to the employment-at-will doctrine, may the courts carve out an even greater exception un …
Oral Argument Set for Two Iowa Civil Rights Act Appeals in January
By Debra Hulett
The Iowa Supreme Court’s recent Nelson v. Knight opinion is the first decision this te …
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Iowa Court of Appeals: Reversing an agency’s fact-based ruling is the “Bigfoot of the legal community”
By Ryan Koopmans
When an administrative agency makes a ruling that depends, at least in part, upon factual determinations, it’s difficult to get that ruling overturned on appeal. This morning, in
It has been a matter of law in Iowa for more than four decades that tenants have a right to expect that a rented apartment or house will be fit for human habitation. The Iowa Supreme Court last week clarified the meaning of that right in a
The Iowa Supreme Court has throughout its history often taken a more aggressive stance on civil liberties than the U.S. Supreme Court. That tradition stretches from the first published decision … The Iowa Supreme Court is headed toward the home stretch of its current term, with 71 decisions on the books and 29 yet to be decided. Among the questions yet to be decided is defining what the Iowa Constitution means by “infamous crimes” that deny vo …Iowa Supreme Court takes up landlord-tenant law
Iowa Supreme Court continues to debate meaning of the 4th Amendment and the breadth of Iowa’s Search-and-Seizure Clause
A quick look at what remains on the Iowa Supreme Court’s 2015-2016 docket
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