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2016-17 Iowa Supreme Court status report: 69 down; 49 to go
Tomorrow the Iowa Supreme Court is expected to hand down one decision, which will bring to 69 the number of cases disposed of in the first seven months of the 2016-17 term.
After the release of tomorrow’s decision, 43 submitted cases will remain to be d …
Northern District Judge Edward J. McManus (1920-2017): A half-century on the bench
U.S. District Judge Edward J. (“Nick”) McManus of Cedar Rapids died Monday. He was 97.
McManus, a native of Keokuk, attended St. Ambrose College in Davenport for two years before transferring to the University of Iowa where he earned bachelor …
Iowa Supreme Court 2016-17 preview: Did Iowa’s anti-slavery delegates in 1857 give criminal defendants broader rights today?
Eight years before the Civil War, drafters of the Iowa Constitution incorporated language into the Bill of Rights aimed at protecting the rights of fugitive slaves who traveled to Iowa. A convicted murderer is now asking the Iowa Supreme Court to apply that language in granting his bid for a ne …
Quit horsin’ around! Your 38-year-old horse doesn’t make you a farmer.
By Ryan Leemkuil
Does a single horse grazing on your property make you a farmer?
Not so, said a majority of the Iowa Supreme Court in read more
Iowa Supreme Court denies review of Harrison County open meetings ruling by Court of Appeals
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Iowa native tapped for vacancy on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
A Sioux City native has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to replace Judge Roger Wollman, who has announced he will take senior status.
Jonathan Kobes, now serving as general counsel to U.S. Sen. Mike Round …
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issues a split decision on the legality of Des Moines’ utility fee
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis handed down a
The Iowa Supreme Court added another category of police searches where it invoked the Iowa Constitution to extend broader protection than the U.S. Supreme Court has granted under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. For drivers whose vehicles ar … Van Buren County Attorney Abraham Watkins was removed from office by a District Court judge who ruled that Watkins “engaged in misconduct or maladministration by regularly committing sexual harassment” of female employees. The court record reciting Watk …Iowa Supreme Court, citing the Iowa Constitution, limits warrantless searches of containers in impounded vehicles
Divided Iowa Supreme Court keeps county attorney on the job, despite sexual harassment complaints
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