Amicus Brief Filed in Iowa Supreme Court Low-Income Legal Fees Case
Des Moines, Iowa — Last week, the Iowa Supreme Court allowed the ACLU of Iowa, the Fines and Fees Justice Center, and Public Justice to file an amicus brief in State of Iowa v.
The ACLU of Iowa has staff in Des Moines to handle inquiries from journalists on issues affecting civil rights and civil liberties in Iowa.
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Des Moines, Iowa — Last week, the Iowa Supreme Court allowed the ACLU of Iowa, the Fines and Fees Justice Center, and Public Justice to file an amicus brief in State of Iowa v.
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer.
Des Moines, Iowa — Today Lambda Legal, the ACLU of Iowa, and the law firm Jenner & Block LLP, on behalf of Iowa Safe Schools, filed a new request asking the federal district court to again block SF 496, Iowa's book ban and "don't say LGBTQ" law.
The following statement can be attributed to ACLU of Iowa Executive Director Mark Stringer.
Des Moines, Iowa — Nominations are now open for the ACLU of Iowa Mannheimer Youth Advocacy Award. The deadline is Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, and the winner receives a $500 prize.
St. Louis, Missouri — The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU affiliates within the Eighth Circuit, and PEN America filed a friend-of-the-court brief today in Walls v. Sanders, a First Amendment challenge to Arkansas’s ban on “prohibited indoctrination” in K-12 public schools.