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GLBT YOUTH IN IOWA SCHOOLS TASK FORCE v. REYNOLDS

Case No. 4:23-cv-00474, Case No. 4:23-cv-00478.

709 F.Supp.3d 664 (2023)

GLBT YOUTH IN IOWA SCHOOLS TASK FORCE, Belinda Scarrott as Next Friend for P. B.-P., Richard Carlson, as Next Friend for P.C. & A.C., Ulrike Carlson, as Next Friend for P.C. & A.C., Eric Saylor, as Next Friend for T.S., Brigit Stevens, as Next Friend for B.F.S., Joseph Stevens, as Next Friend for B.F.S., Jane Smith, as Next Friend for Robert Smith, John Smith, as Next Friend for Robert Smith, Lara Newsom, as Next Friend for B.F., John Doe, as Next Friend for James Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Kim REYNOLDS, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of Iowa, McKenzie Snow, in her official capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa State Board of Education, Iowa City Community School District, Sioux City Community School District, Urbandale Community School District, Waterloo Community School District, West Des Moines Community School District, et al., Defendants. Penguin Random House LLC, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Malinda Lo, Jodi Picoult, Scott Bonz as parent and next friend of Hailie Bonz, Iowa State Education Association, Mari Butler Abry, Alyson Browder, and Daniel Gutmann, Plaintiffs, v. John Robbins in his official capacity as President of the Iowa State Board of Education, McKenzie Snow, in her official capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Education, Chad Janzen in his official capacity as Chair of the Iowa State Board of Educational Examiners, Urbandale Community School District Board of Directors, Rosalie Daca, in her official capacity as Urbandale School District Superintendent, Norwalk Community School District Board of Directors, and Shawn Holloway, in his official capacity as Norwalk Community School District Superintendent, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Iowa.

Signed December 29, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Story, Rita N. Bettis Austen, Sharon Wegner, Shefali Aurora, ACLU of Iowa Foundation, Des Moines, IA, Anna Lyons, Pro Hac Vice, Effiong Dampha, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Camilla B. Taylor, Pro Hac Vice, Kara N. Ingelhart, Pro Hac Vice, Nathan Maxwell, Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal, Chicago, IL, Christopher James Blythe, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Echeverri, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Joshua Armstrong, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Karen Loewy, Pro Hac Vice, Sasha Buchert, Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Washington, DC, Katherine Mather, Pro Hac Vice, Laura Joy Edelstein, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner and Block LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force, Belinda Scarrott, Richard Carlson, Ulrike Carlson, Eric Saylor, Joseph Stevens, Jane Smith, John Smith, Lara Newsom, John Doe in No. 4:23-cv-00474.

Thomas D. Story, Rita N. Bettis Austen, Sharon Wegner, Shefali Aurora, ACLU of Iowa Foundation, Des Moines, IA, Camilla B. Taylor, Pro Hac Vice, Kara N. Ingelhart, Pro Hac Vice, Nathan Maxwell, Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal, Chicago, IL, Christopher James Blythe, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Echeverri, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Effiong Dampha, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Joshua Armstrong, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC, Karen Loewy, Pro Hac Vice, Sasha Buchert, Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Washington, DC, Katherine Mather, Pro Hac Vice, Laura Joy Edelstein, Pro Hac Vice, Jenner and Block LLP, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiff Brigit Stevens in No. 4:23-cv-00474.

Mark E. Weinhardt, Jason R. Smith, Todd M. Lantz, The Weinhardt Law Firm, Des Moines, IA, Adam J. Diederich, Pro Hac Vice, Frederick J. Sperling, Pro Hac Vice, Kirstie Brenson, Pro Hac Vice, Meera Sarina Gorjala, Pro Hac Vice, Arent Fox Schiff, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs Penguin Random House, LLC, Laurie Halse Anderson, John Green, Malinda Lo, Jodi Picoult, Scott Bonz in No. 4:23-cv-00478.

Becky S. Knutson, Christy Ann Aumer Hickman, Katie Schoolen, Iowa State Education Association, Des Moines, IA, Jason R. Smith, Mark E. Weinhardt, Todd M. Lantz, The Weinhardt Law Firm, Des Moines, IA, Adam J. Diederich, Pro Hac Vice, Frederick J. Sperling, Pro Hac Vice, Kirstie Brenson, Pro Hac Vice, Meera Sarina Gorjala, Pro Hac Vice, Arent Fox Schiff, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs Iowa State Education Association, Mari Butler Abry, Alyson Browder, Daniel Gutmann in No. 4:23-cv-00478.

Daniel Joe Johnston, Alexa Den Herder, Eric H. Wessan, Iowa Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants Kim Reynolds in No. 4:23-cv-00474, McKenzie Snow in Nos. 4:23-cv-00478, 4:23-cv-00474, Iowa Department of Education in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Iowa State Board of Education in No. 4:23-cv-00474, John Robbins in No. 4:23-cv-00478, Chad Janzen in No. 4:23-cv-00478.

Lindsay A. Vaught, Emily A. Kolbe, Miriam D. Van Heukelem, Logan S. Brundage, Ahlers & Cooney PC, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants Iowa City Community School District in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Matt Degner in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Molly Abraham in No. 4:23-cv-00474, J. P. Claussen in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Charlie Eastham in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jayne Finch in No, 4:23-cv-00474, Ruthina Malone in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Mitch Lingo in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Lisa Williams in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Sioux City Community School District in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Rod Earleywine in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Dan Greenwell in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Lance Ehmcke in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jan George in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Treyla Lee in No. 4:23-cv-00474, John Meyers in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Bob Michaelson in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Earl Miller in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Urbandale Community School District in Nos. 4:23-cv-00478, 4:23-cv-00474, Rosalie Daca in Nos. 4:23-cv-00478, 4:23-cv-00474, Katherine Howsare in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Rachel Kent in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jenny Meade in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jason Menke in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Josh Van Rswyk in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Carissa Williams in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Margaret Young in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Waterloo Community School District in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jared Smith in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Sue Flynn in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jesse Knight in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Astor Williams in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Lyle Schmitt in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Stacie Mills in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Janelle Ewing in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Pam Arndorfer in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jeff Sommerfeldt in No. 4:23-cv-00474, West Des Moines Community School District in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Matt Adams in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jeff Hicks in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Michael Andreski in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Elizabeth Larson in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Lila P. Montoya Starr in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Fannette Elliott in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Jill Caton Johnson in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Anadelia Morgan in No. 4:23-cv-00474, Norwalk Community School District Board of Directors in No. 4:23-cv-00478, Shawn Holloway in No. 4:23-cv-00478.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

I. INTRODUCTION.

Plaintiffs in two parallel cases seek a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of Senate File 496, which, as relevant...

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