By Ryan Leemkuil
Does a single horse grazing on your property make you a farmer?
Not so, said a majority of the Iowa Supreme Court in read more
Police lights = Fourth Amendment seizure? Maybe
By Ryan Leemkuil
Would you feel free to drive away if a police officer pulled behind your parked car and turned on his cruiser’s emergency lights? Variants of this question were recently before the Iowa Supreme Court, the Eighth Circuit, and …
Eighth Circuit: Your Facebook post could get you kicked out of school
A conversation with the Court: Three Iowa Supreme Court justices sit down with Rox Laird to talk about life on and off the bench
When he needs a diversion from the job, Chief Justice Mark Cady loses himself in home improvement projects. Justice Daryl Hecht sings and plays an acoustic guitar. Justice Brent Appel plants trees on the family’s acreage.
The three justices, who are stand …
Iowa Supreme Court Water Works Argument: Will the Iowa Supreme Court reverse precedent through a certified question?
By Ryan Koopmans
When the Des Moines Water Works attorney steps up to argue tomorrow, he’ll likely be swimming up stream–if for no other reason than the fact that the justices are not hearing a case but instead are being asked to decide a “certified question” from a federal court. …
