Iowa
198 ABA Journal Iowa articles.
Twenty-five out of 94 federal district courts have never had a judge of color, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis.
Sep 5, 2023 12:36 PM CDT
Three justices on the Iowa Supreme Court who voted against reviving an abortion ban are being targeted by the leader of a Christian conservative group.
Jun 20, 2023 9:53 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide a challenge to the Biden administration’s student-debt relief program in a lawsuit filed by six states.
Dec 1, 2022 3:22 PM CST
A federal appeals court has upheld a Council Bluffs, Iowa, ordinance that bans pit bulls within city limits.
Nov 14, 2022 1:17 PM CST
Judge strikes down student-debt relief
U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman of Fort Worth, Texas, ruled Thursday that the Biden administration’s plan to forgive some federal student-loan debt was an unconstitutional…
Nov 11, 2022 3:14 PM CST
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis on Friday
granted an administrative stay that temporarily pauses the Biden administration’s student-loan debt-relief program.
Oct 24, 2022 10:31 AM CDT
Updated: An Indiana lawyer who will have part of his student debt forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program has filed a lawsuit challenging student-debt cancellation by the Biden administration.
Sep 28, 2022 2:12 PM CDT
The Iowa Supreme Court has made it more difficult for landowners to sue neighboring hog farms for nuisances created by pollution and odor.
Jul 5, 2022 2:31 PM CDT
Updated: Supporters of abortion rights are taking their battle to state courts after the U.S. Supreme Court
overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
Jun 28, 2022 10:43 AM CDT
A federal judge in Iowa has held an Illinois lawyer in contempt of court and sanctioned him $5,000 for lack of candor and misleading statements in connection with repeated requests for continuances.
Jun 9, 2022 11:31 AM CDT
The top state courts in Iowa and Massachusetts have ruled that restaurants can’t recover COVID-19 shutdown losses from "business interruption" policies.
Apr 25, 2022 10:01 AM CDT
Updated: Lawyers in Iowa and Virginia have been sanctioned for their association with a national bankruptcy law firm accused of using high-pressure tactics to sign up clients.
Feb 14, 2022 1:59 PM CST
A federal appeals court
ruled Tuesday that an Iowa law banning mask mandates at public schools shouldn’t be read to prevent masks when needed to accommodate children’s disabilities.
Jan 26, 2022 8:40 AM CST
States with laws that prohibit indoor masking requirements, including at schools, might discriminate against students at risk for severe illness if they contract the COVID-19 virus, according to an Aug. 30
news release from the U.S. Department of Education.
Aug 30, 2021 2:12 PM CDT
An Iowa dental clinic can’t recover for COVID-19 "business interruption" losses under an insurance policy that covers "accidental physical loss or accidental physical damage," a federal appeals court has ruled.
Jul 6, 2021 3:14 PM CDT
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