Iowa chief justice warns of funding crisis shrinking justice
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady warned of a funding crisis as the judiciary faces 11 vacant judgeships 182 fewer staff and 115 unfilled essential roles. He cited cost savings from juvenile diversion and specialty courts but urged a 7.9 percent budget increase to 189.5 million for 2019 while cuts of 1.9 million may occur this year.
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Ferentzs face neighbors in suit over road repairs dispute
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife Mary return to court in Johnson County Feb 6 to challenge a Saddle Club Road Homeowners Association claim they breached a 2001 agreement and refused to join the 2015 association. The suit centers on a $9,400 road repair bill and alleged landscaping encroachments.
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Iowa City
Kirk Ferentz
Jane Meyer
University of Iowa
Saddle Club Road
Saddle Club Road Homeowners’ Association
Ferentzes
Homeowners’ Association
Sixth Judicial District
Kevin McKeever
Trump denounces court after DACA injunction ruling
President Trump attacks the courts as broken after US District Judge William Alsup blocked the administration plan to end DACA. The decision shields about 700,000 Dreamers, potentially delaying congressional action and raising urgency for a legislative solution.
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DACA
9Th Circuit
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William Alsup
San Francisco
Alsup
Texas
Barack Obama
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Congress
Ali Noorani
National Immigration Forum
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