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Des Moines, Iowa — The Des Moines City Council is trying to fast-track over the weekend a heartless ordinance that will penalize people for sleeping in public places and fine them $120.
Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court ruled today that the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment does not prohibit cities from punishing unhoused people for sleeping in public, even if they hav
NOTE TO PRESS: A recording of today’s virtual press conference is available here.
A federal court on June 18, 2024, issued a temporary block on SF 2340, one of the worst immigration laws ever passed in Iowa history.
Waterloo, Iowa — Civil rights groups today filed a federal class action lawsuit to block the Black Hawk County sheriff's department from wrongly extracting money from people before being released from jail for room, board, and other fees.
Des Moines, Iowa — Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit today to block SF 2340, one of the worst, most far-reaching immigration laws ever passed in the state of Iowa.