JURIST

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

” On Monday, a federal judge blocked Iowa from enforcing a statewide ban on public school mask mandates. In Missouri, Attorney General Eric Schmitt challenged local public schools authority to require masks. Last week, a Florida judge blocked Governor Ron DeSantis from banning masks in public schools.

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Law 360

APRIL 23, 2021

mishandled a COVID-19 outbreak at an Iowa plant could set a legal precedent that would streamline injury litigation over coronavirus exposures and deaths, attorneys say. A jurisdictional issue to be decided by the Eighth Circuit in a suit alleging Tyson Foods Inc.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Iowa and other states prohibit texting while driving but allow cellphone usage for other purposes, such as navigation. Iowa , police officers pulled Struve over after observing Struve using a cellphone – for an unidentifiable reason – for 10 seconds while driving. In Steven Struve’s case, Struve v.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. Guide & File is designed for parties who are not represented by an attorney at: [link] These services are being rolled out statewide.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 6, 2023

The midterm elections also swept in a new class of groundbreaking DAs across rural, suburban and urban jurisdictions, including Mary Moriarty in Minneapolis, Kimberly Graham in Polk County, Iowa and Steve Mulroy in Shelby County, Tennessee. . In August, Florida Gov. Newly elected reformers are following their lead. Miriam Krinsky.

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Patently O

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Ebrahim is visiting at Iowa Law this semester, where he’s teaching Cybercrime & Security and Entrepreneurship Law & Ethics. Companies and law firms with a transnational presence in Islamic countries should recognize that patents may present different considerations in countries with less secular legal systems.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

Now, a new movement led by conservative state lawmakers is seeking to replace “Stand Your Ground” with an even broader legal defense for using deadly force. My defense attorney knew the story but decided not to pursue any “stand your ground” strategy. Under Texas’ “Stand Your Ground” law, my actions were defensible.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Kashawna Harris, 30, has been in and out of the criminal legal system since she was 12 years old for drug offenses and theft charges. Harris has been using Uptrust , an application with two-way text messaging, and automated reminders for court dates for the past six months, through a pilot program in Clinton, Iowa.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 28, 2022

Chuck Grassley of Iowa, was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. and the former district attorney of Lawrence County, PA. Last summer, the Senate version of the House bill, Bill 601, Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act , co-sponsored by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin of Illinois, and Sen. The full U.S.

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Patently O

MARCH 17, 2022

I’m teaching my usual Introduction to Intellectual Property course, together with an especially large Civil Procedure class (which at Iowa is 4 credit hours), and the Iowa Innovation, Business & Law Center is running an exciting speaker series on Genetics, Law and Society.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 20, 2023

I mean, we do take these cases … to decide legal questions and not just to decide the particular case,” Alito said. Attorneys representing the plaintiffs also seemed eager for the court to do more than send the cases back to the 7th Circuit to reconsider the case in light of the defendants’ subjective belief.

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LawSites

APRIL 19, 2022

This is the story of how I accidentally came to dominate the search results for an incredibly competitive legal keyword in New York City, of all places. For example, if you are an estate planning attorney, perhaps you build a simple “power of attorney” generator that takes your local courts’ free form and automates it for users.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

In addition to disputing the rulings under the Fifth and 10th Amendments, the government argues that the individual plaintiffs do not have legal standing to challenge ICWA’s placement preferences for “other Indian families” and “Indian foster home[s].” In Cherokee Nation v. National Westminster Bank, PLC. Credit Lyonnais, S.A.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In 2018, the Animal Legal Defense Fund – which, according to Kansas Gov. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit decision upholding a similar Iowa law concerning agricultural facilities. Animal Legal Defense Fund. Animal Legal Defense Fund. The case is Kelly v. Amwins Brokerage of Georgia, LLC. Apple Inc.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Besides Minnesota, the area includes Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. Marie Miller is an attorney and Daryl James is a writer at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va. Allowing Weyker to claim immunity undercuts that guarantee, turning rights into empty promises.

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Hoban Law Group

JUNE 8, 2021

to legally sell hemp-derived products in the state. For example, the permit/retail registration application in Iowa became available in March of 2021 and for New York in January of 2021. to ensure the content adheres to Louisiana law prior to issuing the registration. Several state requirements have only recently become effective.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission and seven state Attorneys General announced a settlement with Google LLC and iHeart Media, Inc. over allegations that iHeart radio stations aired thousands of deceptive endorsements for Google Pixel 4 phones by radio personalities who had never used the phone.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

” Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt called the ruling “a victory” and vowed to “keep fighting to push back on this unprecedented federal overreach.” The post Federal court blocks healthcare worker vaccine mandate in 10 states appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. vaccination.”

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ALPS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I just got done with a deposition a couple weeks ago that was really entertaining, at least to me, but not for the other attorney. JOHN: Not a legal entity. SHARON: No, not a legal entity. If I’m just a solo stuck here in Florida, or Montana, or Iowa, what can you do for me? That was [inaudible 00:03:25].

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The Crime Report

JUNE 4, 2021

If successful, she could be acquitted of some or all of the charges against her, rather than face a mandatory life sentence — and could break legal ground for trafficking victims accused of crimes. The appeals court agreed with Kizer’s lawyers, who argued “any offense” did indeed mean “any offense.”

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LawSites

MARCH 10, 2023

Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) Ed Walters, CEO at Fastcase, Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and at Cornell Law School/Cornell Tech Ed Walters is the CEO of Fastcase , a legal intelligence company based in Washington, D.C. Today we take for granted that legal services must be reformed, or they will be disrupted.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Sometimes that request for the removal of the ad comes from an attorney with some vague (or sometimes not so vague) threat of a legal action against the station if it continues to run the ad. For there to be any sort of liability, the false claims made in the ad must be factual, not opinion.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

26] Connolly’s two standing orders require some basic disclosures of all parties, including the identity of any third-party funders in cases before the Court and whether their approval is necessary for legal strategy decisions and settlement conditions. And it may help judges prevent (or call into question) misrepresentations about David v.

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 2, 2021

Depending on the needed service, some centers partner with local police departments, others deploy trained employees as emergency responders and some refrain from contacting law enforcement entirely, focusing instead on one-on-one hotline conversations, legal referrals or case management. Passed in 1994, VAWA provided $1.6

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

In 2016, Missouri prosecutor Leah Askey wrote Harpster an effusive email, bluntly detailing how she skirted legal rules to exploit his methods against unwitting defendants. “Of Dozens of other defense attorneys had similar reactions. He doesn’t want a legal precedent prohibiting the admission of his research.”

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2023

* Only 58 percent of women attorneys would recommend a legal career to their daughters. American Lawyer ] * Legal industry adds more jobs this month because economic growth is definitely the sign of a looming recession. Reuters ] * Department of Labor crackdown finds alarming amount of child labor, or as Iowa calls it.

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JURIST

JANUARY 12, 2024

In an email , delivered to Trump’s attorney, Chris Kise, which was later made public by Trump, Judge Engoron set forth strict limitations on the content of any closing statement that Trump himself might deliver, directing Trump to stick to the facts of the case and to not deliver a “campaign speech” or impugn the court.

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JURIST

JUNE 25, 2022

” Abortion remains legal in Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

In Polk County, Iowa, Kimberly Graham won her election by committing to reform the bail and juvenile justice systems, treat drug use and mental illness as public health issues, and center the voices of victims and survivors. We also saw voters across the country advance reform through ballot initiatives. Alyssa Kress.

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The Crime Report

MAY 4, 2022

Three days later, the county’s District Attorney dropped the charges and released her from jail, after a statewide (and nationwide) outcry. Wade or weakens it, charges of “homicide, feticide, or aggravated assault” against women will follow, according to the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDL).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Federal Court Upheld State Department’s Invocation of FOIA Exception for Legal Memorandum Supporting Paris Agreement Request. Department of State properly withheld a legal memorandum that accompanied an “action memorandum” seeking authorization from the Secretary of State to join the Paris Agreement. BP America Inc. , N20C-09-097 (Del.

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Broadcast Law Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2015

We are, after all, only two months away from the first ballots in Iowa and New Hampshire. Check with your state broadcast association to see if they are participating in the webcast, as we should be covering many of the political broadcasting legal issues of importance to broadcasters.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JUNE 17, 2019

This guide is only that – a guide to the issues and not a definitive answer to any of the very fact-dependent legal issues that arise in election season. Last week, I spoke at the Iowa Broadcasters Association annual convention, where broadcasters are already gearing up for their Presidential caucuses early in 2020.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Friday against the Biden administration, seeking a declaration that the administration’s mandate that all federal contractor employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 by December 8 th is unconstitutional. Florida also filed a separate suit on the same issue on Thursday.

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 15, 2022

That is why Attorney General Merrick Garland should call for its unsealing. The problem is that much in this investigation remains unknown and much of the analysis seems more visceral than legal. At the heart of such a case would be a very novel legal question. The Justice Department explained in an Aug.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 24, 2022

The licensing requirements in New York empower the NYPD to make the final call on who gets what licenses, leading to disproportionate and discriminatory outcomes for Black and Latino gunowners which some legal advocates in New York blame on misguided gun control measures like New York’s limited carry licensing.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

And that legal distinction means Utahns like Mateer who decide to sue a health care provider for alleged sexual abuse are treated more harshly by the court system than plaintiffs who say they were harmed in other settings. Given that this is an active legal matter, we will not be sharing any details outside the courtroom.”

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