Articles Tagged: First Amendment

The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Le Mars Community School District in June about a local religious group holding events on public school grounds on May 1.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa filed a complaint Tuesday with the Iowa Office of Civil Rights on behalf of The Satanic Temple Iowa over state officials’ denial of a 2024 winter display and celebration in the Capitol rotunda.

And what it could mean for education in Iowa

In other Capitol new, the Iowa House advanced a bill that would exempt laundry soap and detergent from sales tax.

A rural Iowa county's effort to silence a frequent critic — by threatening a lawsuit against a retired school nurse — might have backfired.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs a batch of bills into law

Also, statehouse Republicans have proposed legislation banning abortion medication

Religious leaders raise concerns of promoting Christian nationalism

A so-called anti-SLAPP law is moving farther in the Iowa Legislature than it has in the past; it would allow Iowans to request expedited dismissal of a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and a former state senator joined President Donald Trump's lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer, the Des Moines Register and the newspaper's parent company, Gannett.

Attorney says denial violates First Amendment

President-elect Donald Trump and his lawyers ramped up their legal campaign against news outlets, filing a lawsuit late Monday against renowned Iowa pollster Ann Selzer, her polling firm, The Des Moines Register and the newspaper’s parent company, Gannett.

Republicans say religious freedom has been weakened by court decisions; Democrats say bill would give individuals license to discriminate

The Satanic Temple has filed a damage estimate putting the cost to replace the statute at $3,000. The group is also requesting $3,299.55 in restitution for “travel and security expenses” for “food, lodging, van rental, communications equipment and bullet proof vests that were a necessity in completing the task of removing our holiday display at the state capitol.”

Laura Belin had claimed in the lawsuit that her constitutional rights were violated when the Iowa House Clerk denied her credential applications from 2019 through 2024