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Iowa Supreme Court upholds harassment conviction and clarifies that a defendant need not initiate contact to commit harassment by Ryan P. Harvey | June 12, 2026 In a unanimous decision filed on May 22, 2026, the Iowa Supreme Court in State v. Hall held that a defendant need not be the person who initiated an encounter to commit harassment.

Search of visitor’s backpack not in physical possession falls within premises warrant, Iowa Supreme Court holds by Ryan P. Harvey | June 9, 2026 In a divided 5–2 decision issued on March 27,2026, the Iowa Supreme Court held that the search of a visitor’s backpack found on the premises during the execution of a search warrant did not violate the visitor’s rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution or article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution. The decision, State v.

Who wrote this stunning rebuke at 10am the day before the glorious weekend when tens of thousands celebrated the Grand Opening of the glistening new Seattle Waterfront Park? And how could it come to be written to a Hadley Harvey, West Coast honcho of Lime rented e-scooters and e-bikes in response to an email he never should have sent the previous afternoon? The rebuke, suggesting a civil war over scooters at City Hall: “Hi, Hadley. We are happy to meet after the big event tomorrow.