Republican officials from twenty-six states and a small business advocacy group asked the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to strike down the entire 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A labor union leader and top Democratic lawmakers are alleging Gov. Terry Branstad violated the state constitution when he issued a line-item veto to shut down Iowa Workforce Development field offices.
AFSCME Council 61 president Danny Homan is leading the charge, with the lawsuit also listing Sen. More…
The State Judicial Nominating Commission will begin interviews to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Court of Appeals at 1 p.m. today. Fourteen of the 26 applicants will be interviewed this afternoon.
The vacancy was left by Judge Edward Mansfield, who is now on the Iowa Supreme More…
CEDAR RAPIDS — More than 100 people converged along 1st Avenue in front of Town & Country Center Tuesday evening to express their support for an independent judiciary and marriage rights for same-sex couples.
DAVENPORT — The walk to the third floor of the Scott County Courthouse is a study in stark contrasts. From the first push from the outside, through a door adorned with black text on white paper and down marble hallways the color of eggshell flecked with black, there is no More…
The Washington Post’s story today about liberals who are frustrated that the Obama administration isn’t pressing harder to win confirmation for liberal-leaning judges to the federal courts should also serve as a reminder that there are a whole lot of key Justice Department posts still not confirmed yet, More…
As expected, the Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as solicitor general Thursday. Kagan, the first woman to hold the post, was confirmed by a vote of 61-31.
As I reported earlier, she had some vehement Republican critics. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) made a point of noting, in More…
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