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Union Pacific not liable after worker took own life, Iowa Supreme Court rules
A majority found that under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, only physical injuries or trauma from a "near miss" can lead to ...
Iowa considers whether to change constitution to address how traumatized witnesses testify in court
The issue stems from a state Supreme Court decision last year that said the Iowa Constitution requires people accused of a ...
Iowa Supreme Court removes magistrate from bench after ethnic slur, sex assault stereotypes
Fayette County magistrate David Hanson showed 'inflexible notions' about sex abuse, used improper term for Hispanic defendant ...
Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected
Iowa’s governor is suing the Des Moines Register over the newspaper’s open records request. Gov. Kim Reynolds is asking the ...
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier8d
Iowa Supreme Court removes Fayette County magistrate over slurs, stereotypes
We cannot overemphasize how inappropriate it was for Magistrate Hanson to use the slur – in open court – in reference to a ...
Yahoo8d
Iowa Supreme Court removes magistrate from bench after ethnic slur, sex assault stereotypes
A Fayette County magistrate judge who engaged in an argumentative hearing with Iowa Supreme Court justices over his demeanor and use of a slur has been removed from the bench after the court found ...
Iowa magistrate removed from the bench for use of slur, handling of sexual assault case
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the Fayette County magistrate is “simply and unalterably unsuited to be a judge,” and is “unable to preside over any proceeding involving a sexual assault." ...
ABC News5d
Iowa considers whether to change constitution to address how traumatized witnesses testify in court
The issue stems from a state Supreme Court decision last year that said the Iowa Constitution requires people accused of a crime and the trial witnesses testifying against them to see each other.