Ineffective PCR Counsel Claims Do Not Extend Statutory Limitations: Affirming the Finality of the Three-Year Postconviction Relief Deadline Introduction The case of Brandon Daniel Ruiz v. State of...
The Public Nature of Use of Force Reports: Expanding Access to Factual Police Records Introduction In the case of Harvey L. Harrison, Appellee, v. Lisa Mickey, in her official capacity as Open...
Defining the Completion of Administrative Investigations: The Intersection of Discipline and Procedural Rights under Iowa Code §80F.1 Introduction The judgment in Antoine Smith v. City of Cedar...
Deferred Judgment Eligibility and Prior Felony Conviction: Definitive Interpretation of Iowa Code § 907.3(1)(a)(1) Introduction In the case of State of Iowa v. Ewaun Connor Gardner Jr., the Supreme...
Disputed Trust Funds Still Require a Prompt Accounting Upon Client Request Case: Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Carmen Eichmann Court: Supreme Court of Iowa Date: March 14, 2025 I....
Preservation Required to Seek Equitable Tolling of Iowa PCR Limitations; Structural-Error Relief for PCR Counsel’s Silence Not Extended to Time-Bar Dismissals Where § 822.3 Forecloses Tolling I....
Iowa Open Records Act: Police Use-of-Force Reports Are Not “Confidential Personnel Records” Under § 22.7(11) I. Introduction In Harvey L. Harrison v. Lisa Mickey, in her official capacity as Open...
“Investigation Completed” Under Iowa Code § 80F.1 Occurs When the Agency Makes Its Discipline Decision 1. Introduction In Antoine Smith v. City of Cedar Rapids (Iowa Mar. 14, 2025; amended May 22,...
FARA’s “Any Time” Clause Does Not Create Retroactive Liability Absent Express Retroactivity Language I. Introduction In Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner v. State of Iowa (Iowa Mar. 14, 2025), the Iowa...
No Retroactive Application of FARA: Statutory Presumptions and Judicial Caution in Fertility Fraud Litigation Introduction In the case of Bert Miller and Nancy Duffner, Appellants, v. State of Iowa,...
Deferred-Judgment Ineligibility Turns on Existing Felony Conviction—Not Offense-Commission Order (Iowa Code § 907.3(1)(a)(1)) I. Introduction In State of Iowa v. Ewaun Connor Gardner Jr. (Iowa Mar....
Establishing the Harmlessness of Cumulative Hearsay and the Validity of Remote Sentencing: New Precedents from State of Iowa v. Jason Michael Pirie Introduction In the matter of State of Iowa,...
Court Reinforces the Strict Oath-Affirmation Requirement in Expert Certificates: Banwart v. Neurosurgery of North Iowa Introduction In this significant decision from the Supreme Court of Iowa dated...
Exclusion of Pre‐Existing Code Violations under OL Coverage: A New Precedent on Insurer Obligations Introduction The case of Waterloo Community School District v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company...
Distinguishing Administrative Parole Violations from Criminal Cases: New Precedents on Expungement Eligibility Introduction The case of J. Doe v. Iowa District Court for Polk County, adjudicated by...
Clarifying Cohabitation Standards and Evidentiary Safeguards in Domestic Abuse Assault Cases Introduction The Supreme Court of Iowa, in the case of State of Iowa, Appellee, v. Ezekiel Lawrence...
Clarifying the Limits of Private Cause of Action Against Employing Agencies under Iowa Code § 80F.1 Introduction In the case of Michael Chandler, Eddie Jones, and Chad Maddison, on behalf of...
Affirming Restoration: A New Precedent on State Appeal Rights in Firearm Disabilities Cases Introduction This commentary examines the recent Supreme Court of Iowa judgment in "In the Interest of N.F....
Distinguishing Confidentiality in Appointment Processes: New Precedent on the Iowa Open Records Act Introduction The case of Allen Diercks and Diane Holst v. Scott County, Iowa and Kerri Tompkins...
Strict Limitation on the Disclosure of Psychological Test Materials in Civil Proceedings Introduction The recent Iowa Supreme Court decision in Jessenia Burton, Nancy Burton, and Tracy Burton v. West...