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Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in six cases Friday
Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 14. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Iowa Supreme Court: Legislature’s limits on criminal appeals don’t violate the Constitution
Criminal defendants have argued in appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court that recent legislation enacted by the Iowa General Assembly limiting their right of appeal violates their constitutional rights and crosses the Iowa Constitution’s boundary between legislative and judicial branches.
The Court in two recent decisions …
Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, May 7. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals.
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Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in six cases Friday
Opinions in six cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 30. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeals …
Iowa Supreme Court expected to release opinions in four cases Friday
Opinions in four cases are expected to be released by the Iowa Supreme Court Friday, April 23. Following are On Brief’s previously published summaries of the cases. Go to On Brief’s Cases in the Pipeline page to read briefs filed with the Court in these appeal …
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Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in case related to Covid-19 shut-down in special Feb. 21 evening session
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Feb. 21 in a special evening session in Des Moines to accommodate members of the public who are unable to attend daytime sessions of the Court.
Oral argument will be heard in an appeal by Wakonda Club against its insurer over whether the club’s business-interruption insur …
Iowa Supreme Court should overturn 2018 ruling protecting abortion choice, State argues in appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court should overturn its 2018 ruling that the Iowa Constitution protects the fundamental right of a woman to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy, the State of Iowa argues in an appeal to the court in a case to be argued …
Appeals court upholds injunction against Iowa’s ban on mask mandates in schools, but wants it narrowed
A group of Iowa parents of children with disabilities who sued the State to block enforcement of a state law banning mask mandates in schools are entitled to a preliminary injunction, but it should be narrowly tailored to apply only to schools with students with disabilities.
That is the thrust of a 27-page
The Iowa Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in nine cases Wednesday and Thursday, and five other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are summaries of the January cases. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to rea …Iowa Supreme Court to hear 9 cases January 19 and 20
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