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Federal court temporarily blocks Iowa ban on mask mandates in public schools

JURIST

US federal judge Robert Pratt temporarily blocked the state of Iowa on Monday from enforcing a state law that prohibits public schools from requiring masks. Earlier this month, the ACLU of Iowa and several parents filed suit in federal court to challenge Iowa’s public school mask ban.

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Iowa Supreme Court limits financial damages for victims of excessive force by law enforcement officers

JURIST

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs cannot recover punitive damages from the state when a law enforcement officer uses excessive force. The Iowa Tort Claims Act (ITCA) prohibits an award of punitive damages against the state. Jensen had a gun at the scene and Officer Spece knew of his condition.

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July 15, 2021 Court Rules Update

American Legal Net

New Court Rule Sets Available : Iowa District Court, 8 th Judicial District ( IA08 ). Courts Removed. The post July 15, 2021 Court Rules Update appeared first on American Legal Net.

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Morning Docket: 04.22.22

Above The Law

. * Is US tech lagging for legal reasons? NYT ]. * SCOTUS rules denying Puerto Rico's residents Supplemental Security Income is no biggie. One man's trash is another's 4th amendment violation.for now: Iowa Gov. wants to overturn an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that bans cops from searching people's trash without a warrant.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

Patently O

The role of attribution is also receiving increasing focus as attorneys begin to rely more heavily on AI outputs for their legal documents. This form of copying and imitation is a longstanding legal tradition, but the question is whether copying ever goes too far. A key case on point is Iowa S. 2d 756, 757 (Iowa 2010).

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US appeals court upholds preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of Texas immigration law SB4 pending litigation

JURIST

Chief Judge Priscilla Richman, writing for the majority, concluded that Texas did not successfully meet its evidentiary burden for a stay of the lower court ruling , which issued a preliminary injunction stopping the law’s enforcement pending litigation. This ruling is the latest in the continuing legal battle over SB4.

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Texting in the car, surveillance of a home, and Section 1983 for Miranda

SCOTUSBlog

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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