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Chief Justice Cady: “Voices of democracy,” not the Court, can alter Infamous Crimes Clause
In his opinion for the Iowa Supreme Court in Thursday’s voting rights decision, Chief Justice Mark Cady said expanding voting rights for convicted felons must come in response to the “voices of democracy.”
The question is, how might that happen? …
Lawsuit from fatal balcony fall goes back to Polk County court
SCOTUS ruling on blood-alcohol tests leads Iowa Supreme Court to delay boating-while-intoxicated case until next term
Iowa Supreme Court closing to the end of its 2015-16 term
Get back in here! U.S. Supreme Court rejects Eighth Circuit’s “no recalling a jury” rule.
By Ryan Leemkuil
This blog has previously covered the long-running dispute between former Iowa law school dean Carolyn Jones and Teresa Wagner, a former law school employee who claims she was passed over for a job due to political bias. Most rece …
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Taxing one stepchild but not another does not violate equal protection, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Iowa tax law does not run afoul of the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution in treating certain stepchildren differently than others for inheritance-tax purposes, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in
Justices of the Iowa Supreme Court grappled in an oral argument Tuesday with the question of prosecuting a 13-year-old as an adult under Iowa’s youthful offender statute. Noah Crooks, who was convicted of killing his mother when he was 13, was waived by a … The Iowa Supreme Court is being asked to take another step toward protecting juvenile offenders from prison sentences designed for adults in an appeal set for argument Tuesday. In
A southeast Iowa woman is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn its 2010 decision that she says imposes an impossible burden on workers’ compensation claimants: proving that the outcome of the medical procedure they chose is better than a hypothetical alternative.
Get email alerts. You’ll never miss important posts about court cases, decisions, and news. On Brief: Iowa’s Appellate Blog is devoted to appellate litigation with a focus on the Iowa Supreme Court, the Iowa Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.Oral argument recap: Justices hear the case for and against prosecuting a child as an adult
Iowa Supreme Court urged to ban criminal prosecution of 13-year-olds in adult court
Iowa Supreme Court asked: Is it possible to say the road not taken would have led to better place?
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