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Iowa Supreme Court enforces Florida post-nuptial agreement that wouldn’t be okay under Iowa law
[The following summary was written by Ethan Olson, a law clerk in Nyemaster Goode’s summer program.]
Is a post-nuptial agreement, entered into in Florida and with a Florida choice of law provision, enforceable in Iowa, even if it would normally be invalid as violating public policy? …
Iowa Supreme Court: Student can’t sue Drake Law School for allegedly keeping out service dog trainee
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court reversed the Iowa Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s decision in read more
U.S. Supreme Court denies review in Iowa drunk driving case
By Ryan Koopmans
The Iowa Supreme Court won’t have to reconsider its ruling in read more
U.S. Supreme Court splits with the Iowa Supreme Court on anonymous tips of drunk driving
By Ryan Koopmans
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Navarette v. Californiaread more
The Iowa Supreme Court on vasectomies and due process
By Ryan Koopmans
Must a mother who serves as a guardian for her intellectually disabled adult son get court approval before arranging his vasectomy? Yes, read more
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U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal in Iowa City murder case
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied an appeal of an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that ordered a new trial for Justin Alexander Marshall who was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2009 shooting of an Iowa City landlord.
The Iowa Supreme Court in June …
Iowa Supreme Court Preview: Homicide victim pummeled by 15 people; does it matter which one(s) delivered the deadly blows?
Two men who say they were wrongly convicted of second-degree murder in connection with a beating death in Des Moines want the Iowa Supreme Court to vacate their convictions or order new trials.
James Shorter and Yarvon Russell were convicted by a Polk Cou …
SCOTUS denies appeal of Eighth Circuit agricultural wetlands ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday shut the door to an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture defines agricultural wetlands.
That leaves in place the Eighth Circuit
Longtime observers of annual Condition of the Judiciary addresses to the General Assembly might agree Chief Justice Mark Cady got a record number of standing ovations Wednesday morning. The question is whether all that hearty applause will translate into more fiscal resources for Iowa’s court …Chief justice gets big applause from lawmakers, but will it translate into more funding for the courts?
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