Articles Tagged: Iowa Judicial Branch

In her sixth address to the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday, Susan Christensen asked state lawmakers to tackle issues similar to those she brought to them last year.

The Johnson County Attorney’s Office, along with many others across Iowa, offers a payment plan to individuals who have lost their driver’s license due to court debt. They can apply for this payment plan and get their license back while they pay off the debt.

The Iowa Supreme Court, in a split decision, has ordered a new trial for a West Des Moines doctor, convicted of sexually abusing a child under the age of 10, over the use of one-way video testimony.

Witnesses say she drove the wrong way on Highway 30 on Tuesday night while passed out behind the wheel.

Trump filed the lawsuits over a 2024 presidential election poll that showed him trailing Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in Iowa by 4 percentage points.

The new guidance adheres to a 2024 state law that allows county attorneys to carry guns in courtrooms, and creates a framework for allowing judges to carry.

Lawmakers use surplus to cover expected $917M shortfall

Also in the Capitol Notebook, lawmakers advance a bill to create a state retirement savings plan for Iowans whose employers don’t offer a retirement plan.

Iowa Judicial Branch officials testified in a two-hour Iowa House Oversight Committee hearing on $27.5 million in misdirected court fees.

A Fayette County-based Iowa magistrate who used a racial slur in court to refer to a defendant is now facing potential sanctions from the Iowa Supreme Court.

Children should be allowed to testify in Iowa courts remotely, rather than being forced to face their alleged abusers — on that, Iowa lawmakers agree. But lawmakers disagree on how exactly to ensure that protection, which was erased by a recent Iowa Supreme Court decision.

Iowa lawmakers have advanced legislation that would allow Iowa courts to order treatment for individuals showing psychiatric deterioration when people can’t recognize they need help and are unlikely to seek it on their own.

Also, statehouse Republicans have proposed legislation banning abortion medication

A so-called anti-SLAPP law is moving farther in the Iowa Legislature than it has in the past; it would allow Iowans to request expedited dismissal of a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds

The question was at the heart of a discussion about Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird’s proposal to amend the Iowa Constitution to allow children to testify remotely