An Iowa organization that advocates on behalf of Hispanic Iowans did not have legal standing to bring suit seeking to dissolve a 13-year-old injunction that barred the Secretary of State from disseminating voter registration materials in languages other than English, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision handed down May 9.
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES ( May 5 – May 9)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of May 5, 2025. This was a light week.
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In Kew Estate v. Konarski, the Court upheld a damages award to…
Iowa Supreme Court rejects bid to abolish exception to Fourth Amendment warrant requirement
By Rox Laird
A law enforcement officer making a roadside stop is legally allowed to search a vehicle without a warrant under an “automobile exception” to the protection against unreasonable searches and seizures granted by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and separately under the Iowa Constitution. That exception, recognized by the United States Supreme Court and…
Texas Supreme Court statistics for 2024
Last year–the calendar year from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024–was a productive year for the state’s highest civil court. By my count, the court disposed of 124 causes during the year. This is a significant increase above the court’s usual disposition rate. Some of the court’s production might be attributable to the departure…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 28 – May 2)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 28, 2025.
Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend.
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In North v. Bayerische Motoren Werke…
Iowa Supreme Court: Union Pacific Railroad not liable for worker’s suicide
By Rox Laird
The Union Pacific Railroad Co. is not liable under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) for the death of an employee who took his own life from emotional distress caused by his supervisor’ harassment, the Iowa Supreme Court held in a decision handed down April 25.
Kera Morgan, as administrator of her late husband Phillip’s…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (April 21 – 25)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 21, 2025.
Continue ReadingIn Ontario (Health Insurance Plan) v. K.S., the Court dismissed the General Manager of OHIP’s appeal from a…
Iowa Supreme Court removes judicial magistrate from bench for racially derogatory and ‘demeaning and sophomoric’ statements
By Rox Laird
The Iowa Supreme Court removed a part-time judicial magistrate from the bench in a unanimous decision issued April 18 for violations of the Iowa Code of Judicial Conduct in making a racially derogatory statement in an open court proceeding and by making a “demeaning and sophomoric” justification in a written order denying an arrest warrant.…
COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (APRIL 14-18)
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Following are our summaries of the civil decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario for the week of April 14, 2025. Family law was the theme of the week.
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In A.A. v. Z.S.M., a child abduction/relocation case, the…
Iowa Supreme Court revives suit against Polk County over rezoning decision on Family Leader project
By Rox Laird
Five individual plaintiffs living near a non-profit group’s proposed office and event center have standing to pursue claims alleging they would be injured by development in what is now an area zoned for agricultural use. The Iowa Supreme Court reached this conclusion in a decision handed down April 4. And the Court held that a…