Meskwaki contract dispute sent back to district court
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the Tama County District Court has jurisdiction over the Meskwaki versus former consultant dispute but found the lower court failed to address alleged federal voiding of the management contract. The case returns to district court as evidence for a proffered claim was improperly excluded.
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Tama County
Iowa Supreme Court
Lowell Jenkins
Iowa Management & Consultants Inc
Des Moines
Jenkins
Meskwakis
Tama
Junkins
Iowa
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Tribe
New Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Sex Predator Standards
The Iowa Supreme Court ordered new trials in two cases and set a standard requiring jurors to assess whether an inmate would have serious difficulty controlling themselves if released. The rulings limit applying sex predator status to those jailed for sex offenses at the time of designation and focus on balancing due process with public safety.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County
Jessie J. Gonzales
High Court
Gonzales
Black Hawk County
Albert Barnes
Barnes
Eastern Iowans Reach Kilimanjaro Summit
Led by Iowa City doctor Chuck Huss six Eastern Iowans scaled Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to the 19,340 foot summit on January 19. Climbers included Tom Gelman Cedar Rapids Melonee Nichols John Bickel Pam Folkmann Huss and Mike Durkee Iowa City. Some turned back at Gillman Point 18,635 feet. The group is due back in Cedar Rapids Sunday.
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Iowa City
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Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
Tom Gelman
Melonee Nichols
John Bickel
Joe Hladky
Cedar Rapids
Pam Folkmann-Huss
Mike Durkee
Gillman’s Point
Greg Dunn
Marsi Pedelty
Becky Gelman
Jane Niemeier
Hiawatha
David Gallup
John Hobbs
Davenport
Top court urges judges to record jury waivers in trials
The Iowa Supreme Court ordered new trials in two cases proving the need to document waivers of jury trials. In Stallings Davenport murder case and McCormick Washington County drunken driving case the record lacked warnings about jury trial consequences. The court called this a structural defect and stressed on record exchanges to preserve defendant rights.
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Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Scott County
Raymond Lamont Stallings
Washington County
Kevin Patrick McCormick
Stallings
Davenport
McCormick
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