The Iowa Supreme Court’s next justice will be one of three finalists announced Monday by the state’s judicial nominating commission.
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The Iowa Supreme Court’s next justice will be one of three finalists announced Monday by the state’s judicial nominating commission.
The school tried to work out a solution so Kennedy could pray privately before or after the game. When he continued to kneel and pray on the field, the school put him on paid leave.
The shooting was a “targeted incident,” police said, and no arrest had been announced.
No arrests were announced and Cedar Rapids police said they were scouring the area for surveillance video cameras that may have captured the incident.
A Cedar Rapids man accused of beating a woman to death with a board in April asked a judge Friday to represent himself. He is unhappy with his two lawyers and asked to represent himself with a stand-by lawyer to assist him.
A Solon man was arrested Thursday night on charges he tried to break into an Iowa City house and then assaulted a juvenile who tried to stop him.
Friday's outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
Grant will allow Iowa Legal Aid can to hire more lawyers and paralegals to help low-income residents impacted by the August 2020 derecho and get other related legal services.
Lawyer Dave O’Brien received a $5 million settlement - possibly the largest in the state for a wrongful suit - against Burlington police for fatally shooting a man in 2017.
Lance Cpl. Gabe Heefner has been a fighter throughout his recovery after the Marine was shot in a bizarre incident last year while driving along an Iowa City street. He has made good progress, but “there’s still a long way to go,” his father says.
In their decision, the justices struck down a New York law requiring people to demonstrate a particular need for carrying a gun in order to get a license to carry one in public. The justices said the requirement violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”
A Republican National Committee field office in Cedar Rapids was vandalized over the weekend.
A judge rules the Cedar Rapids man accused of killing a woman with a board made voluntary statements to police and those will be allowed at his trial next week. He was aware of his rights and waived those rights knowing the consequences, according to the ruling.
Derek David Smith, 41, of Randalia, waived an arraignment and filed a written not guilty plea to one count of livestock neglect on Monday
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