Articles Tagged: Iowa Supreme Court

Justice Brent Appel’s replacement will be the 5th appointee out of 7 Supreme Court justices appointed by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds

Reynolds said the plan is to await the official U.S. Supreme Court ruling and then consider potential abortion restrictions

Iowa government officials, political leaders and advocates react to news the U.S. Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade

Recent state Supreme Court rulings ensured abortion access for pregnant women, but Iowa Republicans are working to nullify those rulings

The possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, thus sending abortion laws and regulations back to the individual states, raises questions about those laws in Iowa.

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that two restaurants cannot collect damages from insurance policies for losing business following the governor’s March 2020 order requiring restaurants to temporarily stop in-person dining amid rising COVID-19 cases.

The attorney was accused of misappropriating clients’ funds. He reportedly pocketed funds for himself and didn’t inform clients of a court’s judgment.

The court's unanimous decision leaves Abby Finkenauer as the likely front-runner in a race with two lesser-known candidates ahead of Iowa's June 7 primary. The winner will run against Chuck Grassley, provided he wins a GOP primary.

Many Democrats see as the former U.S. representative as their best chance — albeit a remote one — to deny Chuck Grassley an eighth Senate term.

Finkenauer will ask the Iowa Supreme Court to reverse a Sunday night ruling by a Polk County District Court judge that she did not submit enough signatures on nomination petitions to qualify for the Democratic primary, preventing her from facing likely GOP nominee U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in the November general election.

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld much of a 2019 jury verdict that found the state discriminated against a transgender state prison employee by denying him the use of men's restrooms and locker rooms.

Bill to permit warrantless search of abandoned garbage goes to governor

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday formally recognized transitional alimony as a new type of support that may be considered in divorce cases, joining several other states that have accepted the practice.

Proponents say bills changing the staffing ratios and allowing younger workers to operate with less supervision would allow flexibility in child care facilities, but opponents say the changes could make those settings less safe for children.

The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over a 2020 law that introduced a 24-hour waiting period before a person could obtain an abortion in Iowa. In appealing the case, the state is asking the court to overturn a 2018 state Supreme Court ruling that upheld the fundamental right to abortion under the Iowa Constitution.