257 N.W.2d 619, 624-25 (Iowa 1977). "Death pictures are not ordinarily excluded because they are gruesome ... for murder is by nature gruesome business." State v. Hickman,337 N.W.2d 512, 515 (Iowa 1983). Trial courts have discretion in determining whether the value of pictures as ...
Courts are well versed in elicitation of parties' intentions in such matters as construing contracts. This would allow each case to be decided upon its individual merits. The majority attempts to establish a bright line test to avoid unnecessary litigation. I observe this situation has arisen so ...
In Iowa, all cases are originally heard by district trial courts. At the conclusion of a trial court case, a final decision is entered by the district court judge. In Iowa family law cases, these final decisions are called final decrees. A party who is dissatisfied with a decision made by...
The purpose of this Article is to bring clarity to this area by analyzing and critiquing the Meerdink decision. From this analysis, guidance is offered to the courts and legislature on ways to ensure efficient and effective enforcement of the statutory scheme.Danielle M. Shelton...
The judicial branch comprises the state’s Supreme Court and the lower courts, which work to interpret the Constitution and other laws. There are two general court systems: district courts, the Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeals. The General Assembly appoints Supreme Court judges.[3] ...
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Lawyers for Reynolds and Lebo immediately filed notice of an appeal with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which could reverse Pratt's order or keep it in place. Eleven parents and The Arc ofIowa, a group that defends the civil rights of people with intellectual and devel...
Lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of civil rights groups are seeking a temporary or permanent injunction of the law, which goes into effect July 1 unless it's blocked by the courts. The law is similar to one in Texas,which has been temporarily blocked, and anoth...
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would only enable state law enforcement and courts to apply federal law, not create new law. Federal authorities determine who violates U.S. immigration law, Patrick Valencia, Iowa's deputy solicitor general, had argued, but once that is determined, the person also was in violation of ...