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Several families are suing to stop Iowa's new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in som

Seven Iowa students are named as plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that challenges a new, sweeping state law that places restrictions on LGBTQ students and school materials.

Under the law, educators are forbidden from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six

The ACLU of Iowa, Lambda Legal, and the law firm Jenner & Block LLP filed a new federal lawsuit Tuesday aiming to block a new Iowa law that's leading to the ban

A Waterloo high school student is one of several students who are part of a lawsuit challenging the state law that silences LGBTQ students and restricts books in public schools.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa and Lambda Legal on Tuesday sued to block a sweeping Iowa education law that restricts talk of LGBTQ identities in state schools, arguing in a federal lawsuit that the measure violates the constitutional rights of LGBTQ students. The groups in Tuesday’s lawsuit, filed in the Southern District…

Several families are suing to stop Iowa’s new law that bans books from school libraries, forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues and forces educators in some cases to out the gender identity of students to their parents.

The ACLU of Iowa joined two law firms in filing a lawsuit in federal court challenging Iowa Senate File 496.

Natalia Welzenbach-Marcu | April 17th, 2018 **The following article discusses suicide. If you are feeling depressed or suicidal, or if you or someone you know needs help, please call the national suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or the local Johnson County crises line at (319) 351-0140** The nation was rocked on the morning of April 14th after…

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