S.D. Iowa
The federal trial court for its part of Iowa. A federal challenge to a law usually starts here, and most orders blocking a new law are first issued at this level.
Where it sits
- Supreme CourtCan take any case below on a federal question. It hears very few.
- Eighth CircuitReviews this court’s decisions.
- S.D. Iowa (this court)Federal district court
What it has decided
Latest decisions
Opinions filed most recently, newest first.
- Chabad Lubavitch of the Quad Cities, Inc. v. City of BettendorfJul 2, 2019
- Hammes v. City of DavenportMay 21, 2019
- Fund v. ReynoldsApr 11, 2019
- United States v. DoddApr 9, 2019
- City of Council Bluffs v. U.S. Dep't of the InteriorMar 26, 2019
- J.S.X. Through D.S.X. v. FoxhovenFeb 19, 2019
- BUSINESS LEADERS IN CHRIST v. UNIVERSITY OF IOWAFeb 6, 2019
- Nelsen v. Principal Global Investors Trust Co.Jan 24, 2019
Opinions per year
2016 to 2026. This year so far is the dark bar.
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Most relied on
Its decisions from the last ten years that later opinions cite most.
- Rossley v. Drake Univ.cited 20×
- Summers Mfg. Co. v. Tri-County AG, LLCcited 12×
- Gustafson v. Genesco, Inc.cited 12×
- United States v. Doddcited 8×
- Frazier v. PJ Iowa, L.C.cited 8×
- Kelley v. Iowa State Univ. of Sci. & Tech.cited 7×