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US federal judge blocks portions of Iowa book ban

JURIST

DECEMBER 31, 2023

US federal Judge Stephen Locher on Friday blocked key provisions of SF 496 , an Iowa law prohibiting school libraries from distributing books containing LGBTQ+ and gender identity issues. Iowa claimed that the selection of books contained in a library constituted “government speech.”

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Iowa voters adopt amendment adding right to keep and bear firearms to state constitution

JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Voters in Iowa Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to adopt a constitutional amendment allowing people to keep and bear firearms. This will make Iowa the 45th state to include the right to keep and bear firearms in its state constitution. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right.

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Ford reaches $19.2M settlement with Iowa over false advertising claims

JURIST

MAY 25, 2022

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller Tuesday announced a $19.2 Ford is also subjected “to penalties under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act if a court determines that Ford violated the settlement agreement.” settlement with Iowa over false advertising claims appeared first on JURIST - News. over false advertising claims.

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ACLU files lawsuit challenging Iowa law banning school mask requirements

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

The ACLU of Iowa and 11 parents of minor children across the state with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit on Friday challenging an Iowa law that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates in schools. In the last few days of the 2021 legislative session, the Iowa Legislature passed House File 847.

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The University of Iowa College of Law: Faculty Hiring Announcement

EvidenceProf Blog

JULY 4, 2023

The University of Iowa College of Law Faculty Hiring Announcement The University of Iowa College of Law anticipates hiring multiple entry-level or lateral faculty members, in a search that considers candidates specializing in a broad range of first-year and advanced.

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Federal court temporarily blocks Iowa ban on mask mandates in public schools

JURIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

US federal judge Robert Pratt temporarily blocked the state of Iowa on Monday from enforcing a state law that prohibits public schools from requiring masks. Earlier this month, the ACLU of Iowa and several parents filed suit in federal court to challenge Iowa’s public school mask ban.

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Iowa Supreme Court limits financial damages for victims of excessive force by law enforcement officers

JURIST

JANUARY 1, 2021

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitive damages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. The Iowa Tort Claims Act (ITCA) prohibits an award of punitive damages against the state. The Iowa Tort Claims Act (ITCA) prohibits an award of punitive damages against the state.

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“Iowa Supreme Court justice asked to recuse himself from divorce appeal over alleged affair”

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APRIL 15, 2024

” The post “Iowa Supreme Court justice asked to recuse himself from divorce appeal over alleged affair” appeared first on How Appealing.

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8th Circuit allows Iowa book ban to take effect but rules for challengers on First Amendment issue

ABA Journal

AUGUST 14, 2024

A federal appeals court on Friday allowed an Iowa law to take effect that polices books in school libraries, saying a federal judge who blocked…

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“Iowa Supreme Court overturns 2017 ruling that allowed constitutional claims against state”

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MAY 5, 2023

“Iowa Supreme Court overturns 2017 ruling that allowed constitutional claims against state”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report on a ruling that the Supreme Court of Iowa issued today.

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Iowa Lawyer’s ‘Rhetorical Hyperbole’ Could Land Him 60 Day Suspension

Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The post Iowa Lawyer’s ‘Rhetorical Hyperbole’ Could Land Him 60 Day Suspension appeared first on Above the Law. Imagine being unemployed over a "That's what she said" joke.among other things.

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Iowa Legislators Invite 9th Graders To Make Factory Work Great Again

Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The post Iowa Legislators Invite 9th Graders To Make Factory Work Great Again appeared first on Above the Law. We all rise together. But if you fall, you fall on your parent's health insurance policy.

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“How Iowa Supreme Court’s McDermott, Oxley have decided big cases”

HowAppealing

OCTOBER 21, 2022

“How Iowa Supreme Court’s McDermott, Oxley have decided big cases”: Laura Belin has this post at her “Bleeding Heartland” blog. The post “How Iowa Supreme Court’s McDermott, Oxley have decided big cases” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Federal court vacates injunction barring enforcement of Iowa law prohibiting school mask mandate

JURIST

MAY 16, 2022

” The preliminary injunction “completely barred” the enforcement of Iowa Code § 280.31 , which prohibits Iowa schools from requiring students or staff to wear face masks. Iowa Code § 280.31 or any other provision of law. .”

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“Iowa legislator seeks oversight of Iowa Supreme Court; Bill would have allowed lawmakers to question justices, override rulings”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

“Iowa legislator seeks oversight of Iowa Supreme Court; Bill would have allowed lawmakers to question justices, override rulings”: James Q. Lynch of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids has this report.

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Iowa Judge Tosses Book Ban That Would Have Barred The Use Of Pronouns In Schools

Above The Law

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Iowa Judge Tosses Book Ban That Would Have Barred The Use Of Pronouns In Schools appeared first on Above the Law. Drafting is hard, even when everyone understands that you're trying to legislate bigotry.

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“Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court”

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APRIL 2, 2022

“Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court”: William Morris has this front page article in today’s edition of The Des Moines Register. You can access yesterday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Iowa at this link.

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“Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints appeals court Judge David May to Iowa Supreme Court”

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JULY 27, 2022

Kim Reynolds appoints appeals court Judge David May to Iowa Supreme Court”: Ian Richardson and Stephen Gruber-Miller of The Des Moines Register have this report. “Gov.

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“Iowa police: Excessive drinking, exposure killed daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court justice, Allina CEO; Her body was found in the parking lot of her Iowa State University sorority.”

HowAppealing

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Iowa police: Excessive drinking, exposure killed daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court justice, Allina CEO; Her body was found in the parking lot of her Iowa State University sorority.” ” Paul Walsh of The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

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“Woman found dead in Iowa was daughter of Minnesota justice, Allina CEO; Olivia Chutich’s body was found in the parking lot of an Iowa State University sorority house”

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JANUARY 23, 2021

“Woman found dead in Iowa was daughter of Minnesota justice, Allina CEO; Olivia Chutich’s body was found in the parking lot of an Iowa State University sorority house”: The Minneapolis Star Tribune has this report.

“Iowa court to see lawsuit alleging ‘gross negligence’ by Tyson during COVID-19 outbreaks”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2021

“Iowa court to see lawsuit alleging ‘gross negligence’ by Tyson during COVID-19 outbreaks”: Nick Coltrain of The Des Moines Register has this report. And Brian Flood of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Tyson Worker Covid Death Suits Rightly Sent to Iowa State Court.”

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Iowa Prisons Report Rise in Assaults on Corrections Officers

The Crime Report

MAY 8, 2023

Recent reports by KCCI’s Investigative team indicate that assaults on corrections officers in Iowa prisons are increasing, and officers fear that there will be more deaths, James Stratton reports for KCCI. “For a fact, staff does not run our prisons,” said a former Iowa Department of Corrections officer not identified by KCCI.

Supreme Court of Iowa Finds Prosecution Properly Impeached 3 of its Own Witnesses in Murder Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 5, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Iowa Rule of Evidence 5-607 states that The credibility of a witness may be attacked by any party, including the party calling the witness. Rule 607 gets rid of the common law voucher rule, pursuant.

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“Former Iowa Taco Bell worker wins at U.S. Supreme Court in wage-theft lawsuit”

HowAppealing

MAY 23, 2022

“Former Iowa Taco Bell worker wins at U.S. Supreme Court in wage-theft lawsuit”: William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report.

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Supreme Court of Iowa Reverses Murder Conviction, Finds Evidence of Suicidal Tendencies is Not Character Evidence

EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Iowa Rule of Evidence 5.404(a) states that Evidence of a person’s character or a trait of the person’s character is not admissible for the purpose of proving that the person acted in conformity therewith on a particular occasion.

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Iowa Chief Arrested For Stalking Using Police Software

The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

An Iowa Police Chief has been arrested and faces multiple charges including stalking, falsely obtaining criminal intelligence and non-felonious misconduct in office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation announced on Wednesday.

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Police Chief in Iowa Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining, Possessing Machine Guns

The Crime Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Bradley Wendt, Chief of Police in Adair, Iowa, allegedly used his position as police chief to obtain 10 machine guns, which he said were for the duties of his department. However, according to a Department of Justice release , he is accused of reselling the weapons for a hefty profit.

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Supreme Court of Iowa Finds Portions of Administrative Code Dealing With Nursing Were Improperly Admitted at Criminal Trial

EvidenceProf Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, Iowa Rule of Evidence 5.403 states that Although relevant, evidence may be excluded if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or.

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“How Would This Supreme Court Rule on Book Banning? A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 10, 2023

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.”

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“No mask mandates in Iowa schools, for now, court rules; exceptions could be made in future”

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MAY 17, 2022

“No mask mandates in Iowa schools, for now, court rules; exceptions could be made in future”: Ian Richardson of The Des Moines Register has this report on a per curiam decision that the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued yesterday.

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Are Authorities in Rural Iowa Ignoring a Lynching?

The Crime Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Law enforcement authorities in Iowa are refusing to consider that the murder of Grinnell resident Michael Williams, a Black man who had been hanged to death and then set on fire by a white man and then dumped in an almost exclusively white part of the state in 2020, had been motivated by racism, reports Jordan Michael Smith for The Guardian.

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“Iowa Chief Justice: Court system ‘turned on its head’ but ‘did not succumb’ to pandemic.”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2021

“Iowa Chief Justice: Court system ‘turned on its head’ but ‘did not succumb’ to pandemic.” ” William Morris of The Des Moines Register has this report.

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“Court: University of Iowa officials can be held liable for First Amendment violations; Decision is ‘going to be very important for religious student groups across the country.'”

HowAppealing

MARCH 23, 2021

“Court: University of Iowa officials can be held liable for First Amendment violations; Decision is ‘going to be very important for religious student groups across the country.'” ” Vanessa Miller has this front page article in today’s edition of The Gazette of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ” Ryan J.

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Divided Eighth Circuit panel upholds limited injunction barring enforcement in certain instances of Iowa law prohibiting mask requirements in schools

HowAppealing

JANUARY 25, 2022

Divided Eighth Circuit panel upholds limited injunction barring enforcement in certain instances of Iowa law prohibiting mask requirements in schools: You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

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Overturning precedent, top Iowa court limits nuisance suits against hog farms

ABA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

The Iowa Supreme Court has made it more difficult for landowners to sue neighboring hog farms for nuisances created by pollution and odor. The state…

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Iowa OKs Rules For Pass-Throughs' Composite Tax Returns

Law 360

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Iowa will implement requirements for pass-through entities that must file composite tax returns under amended regulations adopted by the state Department of Revenue.

Iowa AG Says TikTok Deceived Parents About Kids' Content

Law 360

JANUARY 17, 2024

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Wednesday accused TikTok of misrepresenting young users' access to inappropriate content on the video platform, claiming in a suit that content involving nudity, drugs, alcohol and profanity is in fact "frequently and easily accessible" by children and teens.

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“Iowa Supreme Court does not have authority to reinstate 2018 fetal heartbeat bill, opponents’ attorneys argue; Attorneys for the groups that successfully challenged the law in 2019 filed their response to recent arguments by attorneys for Gov. Kim Reynolds, who has asked the courts to reinstate the law”

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

“Iowa Supreme Court does not have authority to reinstate 2018 fetal heartbeat bill, opponents’ attorneys argue; Attorneys for the groups that successfully challenged the law in 2019 filed their response to recent arguments by attorneys for Gov.

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Neither federal law nor Iowa law required vacating $200,000 punitive damages award simply because the jury awarded zero in compensatory damages

HowAppealing

MARCH 18, 2021

Neither federal law nor Iowa law required vacating $200,000 punitive damages award simply because the jury awarded zero in compensatory damages: You can access yesterday’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at this link.

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Iowa Overhauls MHDS, Expands Mental Health Policy Coverage

LegalReader

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Iowa expands his mental health services.

Iowa AG Makes Plans for Opioid Settlement Funds

LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announces how he would like to spend any opioid settlement funds awarded to the state.

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United States: Iowa Supreme Court Decides Key Iowa Drug And Alcohol Testing Law Questions, Provides Leniency To Iowa Businesses - Brown Winick

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AUGUST 18, 2021

This morning, Friday, June 25, 2021, the Iowa Supreme Court filed decisions in two cases involving Iowa's private sector drug and alcohol testing law.

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Iowa Nightclub Shooting Kills 2, Wounds 10

The Crime Report

APRIL 11, 2022

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Police Chief Wayne Jerman said investigators believe two men fired more than a dozen shots inside the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving a man and a woman dead and 10 people wounded, reports the Washington Post.

Federal appeals court rules mask mandate ban must include exception for disabled children

JURIST

JANUARY 26, 2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday ruled that plaintiffs in The Arc of Iowa v. Under the terms of the injunction, Iowa’s ban on school mask mandates must include an exception for schools with disabled students who are at elevated risk due to COVID-19.

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US federal judge blocks portions of Iowa book ban

Iowa voters adopt amendment adding right to keep and bear firearms to state constitution

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Ford reaches $19.2M settlement with Iowa over false advertising claims

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ACLU files lawsuit challenging Iowa law banning school mask requirements

The University of Iowa College of Law: Faculty Hiring Announcement

Federal court temporarily blocks Iowa ban on mask mandates in public schools

Iowa Supreme Court limits financial damages for victims of excessive force by law enforcement officers

“Iowa Supreme Court justice asked to recuse himself from divorce appeal over alleged affair”

8th Circuit allows Iowa book ban to take effect but rules for challengers on First Amendment issue

“Iowa Supreme Court overturns 2017 ruling that allowed constitutional claims against state”

Iowa Lawyer’s ‘Rhetorical Hyperbole’ Could Land Him 60 Day Suspension

Iowa Legislators Invite 9th Graders To Make Factory Work Great Again

“How Iowa Supreme Court’s McDermott, Oxley have decided big cases”

Federal court vacates injunction barring enforcement of Iowa law prohibiting school mask mandate

“Iowa legislator seeks oversight of Iowa Supreme Court; Bill would have allowed lawmakers to question justices, override rulings”

Iowa Judge Tosses Book Ban That Would Have Barred The Use Of Pronouns In Schools

“Transgender former nurse wins discrimination case against state at Iowa Supreme Court”

“Gov. Kim Reynolds appoints appeals court Judge David May to Iowa Supreme Court”

“Iowa police: Excessive drinking, exposure killed daughter of Minnesota Supreme Court justice, Allina CEO; Her body was found in the parking lot of her Iowa State University sorority.”

“Woman found dead in Iowa was daughter of Minnesota justice, Allina CEO; Olivia Chutich’s body was found in the parking lot of an Iowa State University sorority house”

“Iowa court to see lawsuit alleging ‘gross negligence’ by Tyson during COVID-19 outbreaks”

Iowa Prisons Report Rise in Assaults on Corrections Officers

Supreme Court of Iowa Finds Prosecution Properly Impeached 3 of its Own Witnesses in Murder Trial

“Former Iowa Taco Bell worker wins at U.S. Supreme Court in wage-theft lawsuit”

Supreme Court of Iowa Reverses Murder Conviction, Finds Evidence of Suicidal Tendencies is Not Character Evidence

Iowa Chief Arrested For Stalking Using Police Software

Police Chief in Iowa Indicted for Unlawfully Obtaining, Possessing Machine Guns

Supreme Court of Iowa Finds Portions of Administrative Code Dealing With Nursing Were Improperly Admitted at Criminal Trial

“How Would This Supreme Court Rule on Book Banning? A lawsuit filed in federal court in Iowa is one of a number of cases that may eventually come before the Court. The key precedent is an instructive decision from 1982.”

“No mask mandates in Iowa schools, for now, court rules; exceptions could be made in future”

Are Authorities in Rural Iowa Ignoring a Lynching?

“Iowa Chief Justice: Court system ‘turned on its head’ but ‘did not succumb’ to pandemic.”

“Court: University of Iowa officials can be held liable for First Amendment violations; Decision is ‘going to be very important for religious student groups across the country.'”

Divided Eighth Circuit panel upholds limited injunction barring enforcement in certain instances of Iowa law prohibiting mask requirements in schools

Overturning precedent, top Iowa court limits nuisance suits against hog farms

Iowa OKs Rules For Pass-Throughs' Composite Tax Returns

Iowa AG Says TikTok Deceived Parents About Kids' Content

Neither federal law nor Iowa law required vacating $200,000 punitive damages award simply because the jury awarded zero in compensatory damages

Iowa Overhauls MHDS, Expands Mental Health Policy Coverage

Iowa AG Makes Plans for Opioid Settlement Funds

United States: Iowa Supreme Court Decides Key Iowa Drug And Alcohol Testing Law Questions, Provides Leniency To Iowa Businesses - Brown Winick

Iowa Nightclub Shooting Kills 2, Wounds 10

Federal appeals court rules mask mandate ban must include exception for disabled children

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