Although renters may not want landlords entering their homes without good reason, landlords are allowed by law to reasonably enter rental properties for such things as making repairs and showing apartments to prospective renters. The question is when do reasonable entries become unreasonable?
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That is the question in State of Iowa v. Tiktok, Inc.—a case to be argued before the Iowa Supreme
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order Oct. 6 denying an Iowa woman’s petition for certiorari seeking to overturn her drug possession conviction in Madison County District Court, arguing that a police search of her vehicle based on a drug-detection dog’s sniff through an open window violated her Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches and
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The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in eight cases Oct. 7 and 8. Four other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Following are brief summaries of those cases. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs filed in these cases.
[Note: The Court will
June 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 10 cases in June 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions:
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May 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in 18 cases in May 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions:
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April 2025 Opinion Roundup
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in seven cases in April 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions:
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Iowa Supreme Court Justice David May discussed the concept of separation of powers, federalism and other constitutional topics in an interview on the Iowa Judicial Branch’s “In the Balance” podcast posted Sept. 8 on the Judicial Branch website.
In the interview, Justice May talks about his path to the Iowa Supreme Court beginning
Iowa Supreme Court to hear oral argument Sept. 16 in Bettendorf in a case involving a shortage of attorneys available to represent indigent criminal defendants
The Iowa Supreme Court on Sept 16 will hear oral argument in Bettendorf in a case that poses the question of whether a district court can deny a State Public Defender’s effort to withdraw as counsel representing an indigent defendant because the Public Defender’s office is overloaded with cases.
The oral argument will be heard