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Eighth Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in Funeral Protest Case
Opinion Summary: Pavone v. Kirke
By Ryan Koopmans
A breach arising out of the complete termination of a contract creates a single cause of action, and thus all claims for damages must be brought at once. That was the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling last Friday in read more
Gov. Branstad Appoints Judge Bower to Court of Appeals
Iowa Court of Appeals Affirms Lack of Standing in Case Seeking Separate Ballot for Judicial Retention Elections
By Ryan Koopmans
Today the Iowa Court of Appeals decided that “printing a judicial election ballot on the same piece of paper as the general election ballot” will not lead to a “constitutional crisis,” and thus there is insufficient justi …
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing is Underway
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The Iowa Supreme Court in Primetime
By Ryan Koopmans
Tonight, at 7:00 p.m., the Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in Godfrey v. Branstad. The case is interesting, and since the Iowa Supreme Court normally holds its arguments during the day, this nighttime s …
Supreme Court Takes Up Two Cases from the Eighth Circuit
This morning, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review two cases from the Eighth Circuit Court of Ap …
Iowa Supreme Court Stays District Court Decision on the Juvenile Home
By Ryan Koopmans
The juvenile home in Toledo won’t be reopening in the near future. Today, the Iowa Supreme Court (per Justices Wiggins, Waterman, and Mansfield)
By Ryan Koopmans The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s winter newsletter is now available here. It covers Eighth Circui …The Eighth Circuit Bar Association’s Winter Newsletter is Out
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