Iowa Supreme Court judges voted out after Religious Right smear campaign.(HIT BY A BUS)About a week before the Nov. 2 election, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins sent an...Iowa Supreme Court Judges Voted out after Religious Right Smear Campaign...
The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the hate crime conviction of a man who posted notes at homes with rainbow flags and emblems, urging them to “burn that gay flag.” FILE - University of Northern Iowa students up a rainbow flag before a Gay Marri...
Instead of looking at all of the evidence already presented in the original trial, the appellate court judges typically review the record of the trial court case, along with written briefs submitted by each attorney, explaining the issue, or lack of issue, with the trial court’s decision. Af...
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] ...
opponent of abortion rights, and Republicans in the legislature have repeatedly said they hoped the court would overturn the 2018 ruling. With that in mind, Reynolds and GOP lawmakers gave the governor more control over the panel that chooses which lawyers and judges are nominated for court ...
In Washington this past week, attorneys for former President Donald Trump argued in federal court thatan ex-president should be immune from prosecution, arguments that seemed to get little love from the judges. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters, "I feel that as a president, you have to have ...
Yet abortion opponents argued that court rulings in a half-dozen states, including Iowa, are examples of laws inappropriately established by judges rather than elected officials. “This case presents the opportunity for the Iowa Supreme Court to return the issue back to the people to decide throug...
All Judges concur except SCHLEGEL, J., who specially concurs. SCHLEGEL, Judge (specially concurring). I agree with the result reached by the majority. I am not prepared to hold that the complaints made by Luke concerning his trial counsel's claimed inadequacies entitle him to postconviction re...
Wade but the legal challenges are based on the Iowa Constitution and most likely will go again to the Iowa Supreme Court rather than the federal court. “Americans know that when a baby’s heart is beating, she’s alive, but our state judges aren’t willing to protect her life,” ...
All Judges concur except HAYDEN, J., who dissents. HAYDEN, Judge (dissenting). I respectfully dissent. The additional factual background in this case is John had given Janan a pin that belonged to his grandmother. He told Janan explicitly the pin was to be returned to him if they ever ...