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Update: Chief Justice Roberts denies states’ request to stay the EPA’s mercury rule
Iowa, the EPA, and the Supreme Court
Recollection of Two Iowa Judicial Titans
Former Iowa Supreme Court Justice James Carter passed away on February 27, 2016. His memorial service is March 3 in Cedar Rapids. The next day, on March 4 …
Justice Scalia’s death could affect an Iowa college’s challenge to the contraceptives mandate
The Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic order of nuns, say their religious principles are violated by the Obamacare mandate that contraceptives must be covered by employer health insurance. The sisters’ appeal is one of seven combined cases set for argument next month before the U.S. Supr …
An Iowan on the Supreme Court? It’s happened before.
As Ryan noted here Monday, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jane Kelly of Cedar Rapids has been mentioned as a potential nominee by President Obama to replac …
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Des Moines will host 2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference
Federal court practitioners and court observers may want to keep their schedules flexible next summer: The 2018 Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference is scheduled to be held in Des Moines Aug. 15-17.
The conference could feature an appearance by U.S. Supreme …
What the Iowa Supreme Court is doing this summer while you are on vacation
It may be the summer break for the Iowa Supreme Court, but the justices are not idle. During the months of July and August – between the end of one term and the beginning of the next – the justices take a break from hearing cases and writing opinions in order to focus on the administrative …
Iowa Supreme Court: Plaintiffs may sue State for damages under the Iowa Constitution
Iowa’s former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner has a right to sue the State for monetary damages under the Iowa Constitution, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a warrantless breath test used to prosecute Dale Pettijohn for operating a boat while …Iowa Supreme Court finds a warrantless breath test while operating a boat was involuntary and violated the Iowa Constitution.
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