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1 day ago | 
yahoo.com | Clark Kauffman
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) — Four University of Iowa students and graduates from China and India, one of whom works for the state as an epidemiologist, are suing the federal government for revoking their status as students, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reports. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, was filed by a UI College of Law professor on behalf of the four plaintiffs, identified in court records only as John Doe No. 1 through 4.
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1 day ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Clark Kauffman
A former Iowa City police officer claims racial bias was the real reason he was forced to resign after being accused of using excessive force. Emilio M. Puente is suing the City of Iowa City in U.S. District Court for the Southern District or Iowa, claiming violations of the federal Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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2 days ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Clark Kauffman
Four University of Iowa students and graduates from China and India, one of whom works for the state as an epidemiologist, are suing the federal government for revoking their status as students. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, was filed by a UI College of Law professor on behalf of the four plaintiffs, identified in court records only as John Doe No. 1 through 4.
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2 days ago | 
ktiv.com | Clark Kauffman
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - With a Texas court striking down efforts to increase staffing levels in nursing homes, and Congress pushing back against those same efforts, the state of Iowa’s lawsuit to block the new regulations is continuing to move forward. Last fall, Iowa joined 19 other states and representatives of the nursing home industry in suing the Biden administration to block the implementation of new staffing requirements for taxpayer-funded nursing homes.
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2 days ago | 
oskaloosa.com | Clark Kauffman
Four University of Iowa students and graduates from China and India, one of whom works for the state as an epidemiologist, are suing the federal government for revoking their status as students. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, was filed by a UI College of Law professor on behalf of the four plaintiffs, identified in court records only as John Doe No. 1 through 4.
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3 days ago | 
iowacapitaldispatch.com | Clark Kauffman
With a Texas court striking down efforts to increase staffing levels in nursing homes, and Congress pushing back against those same efforts, the state of Iowa’s lawsuit to block the new regulations is continuing to move forward. Last fall, Iowa joined 19 other states and representatives of the nursing home industry in suing the Biden administration to block the implementation of new staffing requirements for taxpayer-funded nursing homes.
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3 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Clark Kauffman
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is the federal agency charged with enforcing nursing home regulations. (Photo by Getty Images; logo courtesy of CMS)With a Texas court striking down efforts to increase staffing levels in nursing homes, and Congress pushing back against those same efforts, the state of Iowa’s lawsuit to block the new regulations is continuing to move forward.
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3 days ago | 
thegazette.com | Clark Kauffman
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A state corrections officer fired for allegedly assaulting an individual is not entitled to jobless benefits, a judge has ruled. According to state records, Jordan Nuno was employed by the Eighth Judicial District Department of Corrections as a full-time residential officer at the state-run Ottumwa Residential Facility from 2019 until January 2025, when he was fired.
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3 days ago | 
telegraphherald.com | Clark Kauffman
The Iowa Supreme Court has removed from the bench a magistrate who questioned the veracity of an alleged sexual assault victim because he was a teenage male and asked whether a defendant in a separate case was a “wetback.”Magistrate David J. Hanson, who is based in Fayette County and has practiced law for more than 36 years, is “simply and unalterably unsuited to be a judge,” and is “unable to preside over any proceeding involving a sexual assault,” the court ruled on Friday.
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4 days ago | 
kcci.com | Clark Kauffman
The Iowa Supreme Court has removed from the bench a magistrate who questioned the veracity of an alleged sexual assault victim because he was a teenage male and asked whether a defendant in a separate case was a “w------.”Magistrate David J. Hanson, who is based in Fayette County and has practiced law for more than 36 years, is “simply and unalterably unsuited to be a judge,” and is “unable to preside over any proceeding involving a sexual assault,” the court ruled on Friday.
