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Iowa Supreme Court says convicted child abuser should get police reports that could help him win a new trial
Iowa Supreme Court’s sex-by-fraud decision comes down to the meaning of ‘consent’
The Iowa Supreme Court’s May 4 ruling upholding the sex-abuse conviction of a man who faked his identity turns on the question of consent. The question is not whether the woman consented to having sex, however, but the question is with whom.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and U.S. Attorney General Sessions on the program for Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines
Iowa lawyers and judges attending the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference in Des Moines Aug. 15-17 will have an opportunity to hear from three major newsmakers in the legal world.
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was assigned by Chief J
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Iowa’s Supreme Court justices unanimous in a juvenile-sentencing decision
As Iowa Supreme Court heads into the home stretch, 45 appeals are still in the pipeline
The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to release decisions in two cases Friday, which will bring to 63 the number of cases disposed of in the first eight months of the 2017-18 term.
The Court heard its final round of oral arguments on April 10, and all cases h …
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Definition of ‘confidential’ government records broadened by U.S. Supreme Court in South Dakota decision
A Sioux Falls, S.D., newspaper’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on its federal Freedom of Information Act request for grocery stores’ food stamp records resulted in a reversal for the newspaper and for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. And businesses now will have a strong …
Applications now open to replace Chief Judge Vogel
The State Judicial Nominating Commission is accepting applications through July 22 for a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court has
The Iowa Supreme Court released rulings in five cases today, which by On Brief’s count will leave seven cases to be decided before the 2018-19 term is scheduled to end June 28. In July, the Court begins a two month term devoted to court rules and administrative matters.
The Iowa Supreme Court on June 7 reversed a $4.5 million jury verdict in an employment discrimination suit, and sent the case back for retrial with a new standard to be used in jury instructions that could give the defendant a new defense. Gregory Hawkins, …Iowa Supreme Court nears the end of its 2018-19 term with seven decisions remaining in the pipeline
Iowa Supreme Court sets new standard in employment discrimination cases
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