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July 10, 2025

This month on In The Balance, Abhash discusses the Iowa Judicial Branch Building Tour. Since 2023, he has been managing and leading these tours. He explains what the tour entails and how to book one for your group

https://www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/in-the-balance-podcast/2025/07/10/episode-54-iowa-judicial-branch-building-tour-with-abhash-shrestha

July 9, 2025

Iowa Supreme Court has approved $1,177,030 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to fourteen different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded by the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Account (IOLTA) program. With this year's grants, the supreme court has awarded more than $27 million in IOLTA grants since the program began on July 1, 1985.

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