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    Iowa's Supreme Court Hears Dispute Over $75 Speeding Ticket

    Marla Leaf says she wasn't speeding, but a speed camera says she was. She argues her rights were violated because Cedar Rapids delegated police powers to the private company maintaining the cameras.
    by Merrit Kennedy Sep 20, 2017 2 minutes
    Marla Leaf received a speeding ticket after driving on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. / Scott Olson / Getty Images

    A dispute over a $75 speeding ticket has climbed through the levels of Iowa's court system, reaching the lofty heights of the Iowa Supreme Court for oral arguments.

    Marla Leaf got a speeding ticket because a camera allegedly caught her driving 68 mph in a 55-mph zone on an interstate freeway through the city of Cedar Rapids in February 2015.

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