WATERLOO --- Iowans should resist the urge to politicize the state's court system in the wake of a historic election that ousted three sitting state Supreme Court justices in November, the court's new ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposed the constitutional amendment at a news conference in December 2024. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the option for some child crime ...

Iowa made a statement on Tuesday condemning the due-process violations documented in a recent ruling by an Iowa Federal Judge ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa Judicial Branch officials plan to ask state lawmakers to simplify the state’s process ...

The Iowa Supreme Court calendar for the coming year was recently announced, including several special sessions to hear oral arguments in Des Moines, at Drake and Iowa law schools, and in communities ...

DES MOINES – The Iowa Supreme Court plans to continue its road trip this fiscal year, scheduling special sessions in five communities outside of Des Moines to hear attorneys’ oral arguments on various ...

The Iowa House Oversight Committee questioned state court officials Wednesday about IT errors that sent more than $27 million of court debt money to the wrong government funds. Lawmakers asked why ...

The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday about whether the state should end the practice of billing low-income Iowans for their court-appointed attorneys in cases where charges are ...

The Iowa Supreme Court upheld gun restrictions in several 4-3 rulings during its recently ended 2024-25 term, sparking debate over the state's 2022 gun rights amendment. The amendment, mirroring the U ...

Black Hawk County Supervisor Chris Schwartz faces two felony sex abuse charges stemming from an alleged 2023 assault at his Waterloo home. Court filings in the case remain sealed, a delay a ...

An Iowa judge has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after witnesses say she drove the wrong way on a highway Tuesday while passed out behind the wheel ...